Beacon Cove surfForecast / Cornwall (North) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Saturday 30 May 2026 BST
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Beacon Cove surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Beacon Cove sea temperature is
15.2° C
(Which is 2.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Beacon Cove today (30 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 May, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 May, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 May, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Beacon Cove at 5AM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 30). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 May)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Afternoon (30 May)2ft (0.6m)14s
Evening (30 May)5.5ft (1.7m)12s

Table - waves today at Beacon Cove. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon morning, min 13°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the SSW by Mon afternoon).

Saturday
30
Sunday
31
Monday
1
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
W
9
1.1
W
9
1.1
W
9
1
W
10
1
W
8
0.8
W
13
1.6
W
12
1.8
W
12
1.9
W
12
1.9
W
12
1.8
W
12
1.8
W
12
1.8
W
12
1.8
W
12
1.8
W
12
1.8
W
11
1.7
W
11
1.6
W
11
1.6
W
11
1.5
W
11
1.5
W
11
1.6
WSW
11
1.7
WSW
10
1.6
WSW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
249
202
211
186
140
222
759
900
972
955
880
895
895
880
857
828
701
610
606
524
525
551
573
523
Wind (km/h)
5
NNW
5
NNE
0
NW
5
WNW
10
W
10
W
15
WSW
15
SW
20
WSW
15
W
15
WSW
20
W
20
W
20
W
20
WSW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
S
20
S
20
SSW
20
S
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
cross-on
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
5:18AM5.72m
5:37PM5.85m
5:55AM5.80m
6:13PM5.93m
6:31AM5.81m
6:49PM5.95m
Low Tide
11:19PM1.12m
11:35AM1.07m
11:56PM1.01m
12:10PM1.01m
00:31AM0.96m
12:45PM1.00m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:15
5:15
5:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:20
9:21
9:22
1
2
1
2
5
Temp °C
14
13
13
14
15
15
15
15
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
15
16
15
16
15
13
12
13
13
13
13
13
13
11
12
12
11
10
11
11
12
12
12
11
12
14
11
12
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
W
9
1.1
W
9
1.1
W
9
1
W
10
1
W
8
0.9
W
9
1.6
W
12
1.8
W
12
1.9
W
12
1.9
W
12
1.8
W
12
1.8
W
12
1.8
W
12
1.8
W
12
1.8
W
12
1.8
W
11
1.7
W
11
1.6
W
11
1.6
W
11
1.5
W
11
1.5
W
11
0.2
WSW
14
0.2
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
10
Energy kJ
249
202
211
186
140
136
759
900
972
955
880
895
895
880
857
828
701
610
606
524
525
20
20
523
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
16
0.2
WSW
16
0.2
WSW
16
0.2
WSW
16
0.4
WNW
14
0.8
W
13
0.2
WSW
14
0.2
WSW
14
0.2
WSW
14
0.2
WSW
14
0.2
WSW
14
Energy kJ
41
26
25
25
67
222
20
20
20
20
18
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
14
Energy kJ
7
7
7
34
32
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
WSW
11
1.7
WSW
10
Energy kJ
551
573
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
Distance (km)
15
0
0
6
6
6
6
5
6
30
30
44
44
219
219
5
1
17
17
17
17
32
204
6
Best forecast wave conditions in North Cornwall
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
3
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
7
7
7
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
8
4
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  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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