Caerhays surfForecast / Cornwall (South) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Thursday 18 Sep 2025 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
16.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Caerhays today?

The current surf forecast for Caerhays at 10PM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.1m 17s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Sep)--
Afternoon (18 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)5s
Evening (18 Sep)3ft (0.9m)5s

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

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Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
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
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.4
SW
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.5
SW
0.4
SW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
1
SW
0.5
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SW
0.4
SSW
Period(s) (?)55510101011101010109999956666786
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)515142364243444239385955525037192731781826324913
Wind
(km/h)
30
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
15
SSW
15
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSW
20
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
15
S
20
SW
20
SW
20
NW
30
W
15
SW
25
SW
15
SW
30
WNW
15
WNW
5
WSW
5
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
crossglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:58PM
3.80
4:33AM
3.72
4:48PM
4.07
5:15AM
3.98
5:26PM
4.31
5:47AM
4.21
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:30PM
0.88
10:49AM
0.85
11:17PM
0.54
11:33AM
0.53
11:56PM
0.27
12:10PM
0.29
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Sunrise------7:00-------7:01-------7:03-
Sunset-7:27-------7:24-------7:22------
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
---------------52-------
Temp. °C181616151515151617161616161616131414131312121314
Feels °C (?)1514141314141213151516161514149911910681112
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Cornwall (South)

  1. weather stationWind Update Wind reports 18 km away suggest it is still onshore at Caerhays (fresh winds from the SSW at SHIP5591). 1.0m 5s windswell from the SSW with a 0.3m 11s groundswell from the WSW. 2 swells combining to make bigger set waves.

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18 km away, 3 h 16 min ago

36 km/h
SSW
0.0
16.0
Air / Water (°C)
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