Bedruthan Steps surfForecast / Cornwall (North) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Thursday 23 Apr 2026 BST
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Bedruthan Steps surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Bedruthan Steps sea temperature is
11.4° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Bedruthan Steps today?

The current surf forecast for Bedruthan Steps at 10AM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am April 23). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)11s
Afternoon (23 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Evening (23 Apr)3ft (0.9m)10s

Table - waves today at Bedruthan Steps. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat morning, min 9°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Thu afternoon, calm by Sat night).

Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sun
26
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
1 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
10
0.5
SW
11
0.9
SW
11
1
SW
10
1
SW
10
0.9
SW
10
0.9
SW
10
1
WSW
11
1.2
WSW
11
1.2
WSW
11
1.2
WSW
11
1.1
SW
11
1.1
SW
11
1.1
SW
11
1.1
SW
11
1.1
SW
11
1
WSW
11
1
WSW
11
0.9
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
10
0.8
WSW
10
0.8
WSW
9
0.7
SW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
11
58
163
196
192
160
142
238
341
329
317
273
273
273
263
263
238
238
189
175
154
120
108
84
Wind (km/h)
30
ESE
30
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
40
ESE
35
E
35
ESE
35
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SE
10
NE
5
SE
5
SE
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
off
High Tide
10:27AM5.47m
10:57PM5.49m
11:40AM5.01m
00:17AM5.16m
1:08PM4.84m
Low Tide
4:21AM1.18m
4:47PM1.57m
5:36AM1.62m
6:08PM1.92m
7:05AM1.80m
7:38PM1.96m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
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6:11
6:09
6:07
6:05
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8:25
8:28
8:29
8:30
Temp °C
10
10
12
14
14
13
12
12
11
9
11
14
14
12
12
12
12
11
13
15
15
13
13
13
3
4
4
6
6
5
4
5
4
2
4
7
8
6
6
7
8
7
9
12
13
11
12
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
10
0.5
SW
11
0.9
SW
11
1
SW
10
1
SW
10
0.9
SW
10
0.9
SW
10
1
WSW
11
1.2
WSW
11
1.2
WSW
11
1.2
WSW
11
1.1
SW
11
1.1
SW
11
1.1
SW
11
1.1
SW
11
1.1
SW
11
1
WSW
11
1
WSW
11
0.9
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
10
0.8
WSW
10
0.8
WSW
9
0.7
SW
9
Energy kJ
11
58
163
196
192
160
142
238
341
329
317
273
273
273
263
263
238
238
189
175
154
120
108
84
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
5
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
15
0.1
W
15
0.3
NE
5
0.1
NE
4
Energy kJ
1
8
8
8
8
4
3
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
11
Energy kJ
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
ESE
4
0.8
E
4
0.8
E
4
0.8
E
4
0.8
ESE
4
0.8
E
4
0.8
E
4
0.8
ESE
4
0.8
ESE
4
0.8
ESE
4
0.7
E
4
0.7
ESE
4
0.6
ESE
4
0.5
ESE
3
0.5
ESE
3
0.4
ESE
3
0.4
SE
3
0.3
ESE
2
0.2
ESE
2
Energy kJ
15
17
17
18
19
18
18
19
19
19
14
12
10
7
5
4
2
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
218
252
386
227
91
84
84
84
45
48
157
157
45
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in North Cornwall
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
4
5
5
4
4
5
4
4
5
4
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