Caerhays surfForecast / Cornwall (South) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Saturday 25 Apr 2026 BST
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Caerhays surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Caerhays sea temperature is
11.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Caerhays today?

The current surf forecast for Caerhays at 2PM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am April 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Afternoon (25 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Evening (25 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 11°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tue
28
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
10
0.5
SW
10
0.5
SW
10
0.5
SW
10
0.4
SW
10
0.4
SW
10
0.4
SW
9
0.4
SW
9
0.4
SW
9
0.3
SW
9
0.3
SW
8
0.3
SW
8
0.3
SW
8
0.3
SW
8
0.3
SW
8
0.3
SW
8
0.3
SW
8
0.3
SW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
50
51
51
48
34
32
29
29
28
12
11
11
11
10
10
10
10
10
6
6
6
6
6
6
Wind (km/h)
20
E
20
E
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
5
ESE
10
E
5
E
10
E
10
E
10
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
5
ENE
5
NE
5
NNW
10
N
10
NE
10
ENE
5
ESE
5
NNW
10
N
15
N
10
NNE
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
High Tide
1:16PM3.40m
1:44AM3.67m
2:34PM3.49m
2:53AM3.78m
3:33PM3.68m
Low Tide
6:48AM1.18m
7:21PM1.40m
8:16AM1.19m
8:47PM1.31m
9:30AM0.99m
9:53PM1.06m
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:07
6:05
6:03
6:01
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8:28
8:30
8:30
8:32
Temp °C
11
10
11
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
13
14
14
13
13
13
12
13
15
16
15
15
15
7
6
7
8
9
10
10
10
9
9
8
8
11
13
11
11
10
9
10
14
15
13
13
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
10
0.5
SW
10
0.5
SW
10
0.5
SW
10
0.4
SW
10
0.4
SW
10
0.4
SW
9
0.4
SW
9
0.4
SW
9
0.3
SW
9
0.3
SW
8
0.3
SW
8
0.3
SW
8
0.3
SW
8
0.3
SW
8
0.3
SW
8
0.3
SW
8
0.3
SW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
Energy kJ
50
51
51
48
34
32
29
29
28
12
11
11
11
10
10
10
10
10
6
6
6
6
6
6
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
7
0.1
S
7
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.4
ESE
4
0.3
ESE
4
0.2
ESE
3
0.2
ESE
3
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.2
ESE
3
0.2
ESE
3
0.2
ESE
3
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
5
2
1
1
3
3
3
2
1
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
11
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
12
0.1
W
12
0.1
W
11
Energy kJ
1
3
3
3
2
1
1
3
3
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
ESE
5
0.6
ESE
5
0.6
ESE
5
0.6
ESE
4
0.5
ESE
4
0.5
E
5
0.4
E
5
0.4
E
5
0.3
E
4
0.2
ESE
3
0.2
ESE
3
0.2
ESE
3
0.3
ESE
3
0.3
E
3
0.3
NNE
2
Energy kJ
26
17
17
15
9
12
7
7
3
1
1
1
2
2
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
29
25
20
20
25
25
41
37
260
46
20
Best forecast wave conditions in South Cornwall
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
7
7
6
6
5
8
9
9
8
7
6
6
6
6
5
5
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