Surf Forecasts:
Bedruthan Steps surf forecast from 10 Sep 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 10 Sep, 10PM (local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 10s period, W swell with 799 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Bedruthan Steps this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Bedruthan Steps in the next 16 days are 2.1m 10s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Sep 10) at 10PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.4m 3s period and expected on Tuesday (Sep 15) at 1AM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 10PM (Thu 10th Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) 10s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Bedruthan Steps over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu night, min 15°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the NW by Fri afternoon). | Days 5-7 Weather SummarySome drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 21°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | ||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 8 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 11 | WNW 7 | W 8 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 501 | 654 | 373 | 257 | 160 | 201 | 243 | 439 | 443 | 318 | 211 | 160 | 153 | 108 | 441 | 432 | 432 | 470 | 476 | 290 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:41PM6.76m | 6:03AM6.65m | 6:21PM7.03m | 6:41AM6.84m | 6:58PM7.10m | 7:17AM6.86m | 7:34PM6.98m | 7:51AM6.72m | 8:08PM6.69m | 8:25AM6.44m | 8:42PM6.27m | 8:58AM6.05m | 9:17PM5.78m | |||||||
Low Tide | 00:06AM0.14m | 12:20PM0.15m | 00:43AM-0.04m | 12:56PM0.02m | 1:18AM-0.03m | 1:31PM0.06m | 1:50AM0.14m | 2:04PM0.26m | 2:22AM0.44m | 2:36PM0.59m | 2:53AM0.85m | 3:09PM1.01m | 3:25AM1.31m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:56 | — | — |
 | 7:45 | — | — | 7:44 | — | — | 7:42 | — | — | 7:38 | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | 7:32 | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 17 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 15 |
Feels °C | 12 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 15 | — | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | — | — | W 8 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
| kJ | — | 654 | 373 | 257 | 160 | 201 | 4 | — | 443 | 318 | 211 | 160 | 153 | 108 | — | — | 432 | 470 | 476 | 290 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NW 15 | — | — | SW 13 | SW 13 | — | SW 12 | SW 12 | WNW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | N 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | 7 | 7 | — | 6 | 6 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | 12 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 14 | SW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | W 7 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 3 | W 11 | WNW 7 | N 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 5 | — |
| kJ | 501 | — | — | — | — | — | 243 | 439 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 441 | 432 | 28 | 65 | 36 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 300 | 218 | 6 | 6 | 39 | 6 | 6 | 211 | 239 | 44 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 555 | 332 | 45 | 45 | 94 |
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