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Caerhays surfForecast / Cornwall (South) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Wednesday 07 Jan 2026 GMT
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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
10.5° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Caerhays today?

The current surf forecast for Caerhays at 12PM is: 0.1m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am January 07). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Jan)0.5ft (0.2m)8s
Afternoon (07 Jan)1ft (0.3m)6s
Evening (07 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)6s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Sat
10
3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 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 (?)
0.6
S
0.3
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.2
W
0.3
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.7
W
0.4
WSW
0.4
SW
0.6
SW
1
SW
2
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.2
SSW
1.7
SW
1.3
SW
1.1
SW
1
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.2
SW
Period(s) (?)5787666389847912131212121212121313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)219676111311241944403959511407917537330292409416546511501
Wind
(km/h)
35
NW
35
NW
30
NW
25
WNW
15
W
20
W
35
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
15
W
15
SE
45
SW
50
SSW
25
WSW
80
NW
60
WNW
45
WNW
45
WNW
40
NW
45
NW
40
NW
40
NW
40
NW
40
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:41AM
4.68
8:08PM
4.21
8:26AM
4.49
8:53PM
4.03
9:11AM
4.24
9:41PM
3.84
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:17PM
0.04
2:31AM
0.29
2:59PM
0.31
3:12AM
0.58
3:40PM
0.63
Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Sat
10
Sunrise--8:17-------8:17-------8:15-----
Sunset----4:32-------4:34-------4:35---
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cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
clear
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
----1-----285171-1------
Temp. °C88898101088861111106777777777
Feels °C (?)00035631242215-11-6-4-4-3-4-3-3-3-3
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