Bedruthan Steps surfForecast / Cornwall (North) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Tuesday 16 Sep 2025 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
17.0° 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 8PM is: 1.9m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Sep)--
Afternoon (16 Sep)7.5ft (2.3m)12s
Evening (16 Sep)6ft (1.8m)11s

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

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Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.2
W
1.9
W
1.8
W
1.7
W
2.2
WSW
2.5
WSW
3
WSW
3
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.4
W
2.3
W
2.2
W
2.2
WSW
2.1
WSW
2.1
WSW
1.9
WSW
1.9
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.6
WSW
Period(s) (?)12111111109101010121212121212111110101010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)12888667436589281027145115551801241726532604210417601517127611441007833800681696563502
Wind
(km/h)
25
WSW
15
SW
20
S
35
SSW
45
SSW
40
SW
35
SW
40
SW
35
SW
25
SW
30
SW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
35
SSW
30
SW
25
SSW
20
S
20
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:17PM
4.87
2:14AM
4.74
2:53PM
5.05
3:35AM
5.06
4:00PM
5.48
4:30AM
5.49
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:08PM
2.00
8:48AM
2.04
9:34PM
1.70
9:59AM
1.65
10:32PM
1.27
10:49AM
1.21
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Sunrise-----6:56-------6:58--------7:00-
Sunset-7:32-------7:30-------7:28------
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-1111-------------------
Temp. °C151414151516161717161717171718191917171616161719
Feels °C (?)1111119810101113131413131314151515151414141516
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Cornwall (North)

  1. weather stationWind Update Recent cross-onshore wind has turned cross-shore at Bedruthan Steps (light winds from the SW at Newquay Airport 7 km from Bedruthan Steps). A 1.9m groundswell from the W

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1 h 31 min ago

11 km/h
SW
Cross-Shore
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