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Caerhays surfForecast / Cornwall (South) / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Monday 15 Dec 2025 GMTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
12.4° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Caerhays today?
The current surf forecast for Caerhays at 1PM is: 2.3m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 14s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am December 15). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Dec) | 6ft (1.9m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (15 Dec) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (15 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Caerhays. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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| 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 7 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 22 | 21 |
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 kJ (?) | 383 | 569 | 746 | 272 | 272 | 279 | 283 | 287 | 340 | 331 | 275 | 268 | 268 | 268 | 264 | 206 | 191 | 120 | 775 | 713 | 577 | 495 | 1528 | 3492 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 1:46PM 3.62 | 2:18AM 3.66 | 2:35PM 3.69 | 3:02AM 3.80 | 3:20PM 3.79 | 3:44AM 3.95 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:04AM 1.45 | 8:34PM 1.25 | 9:02AM 1.29 | 9:24PM 1.12 | 9:49AM 1.09 | 10:07PM 0.96 | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 8:11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | 4:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:15 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 11 | 7 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Temp. °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 |
| Feels °C (?) | 4 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 6 |
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