Caerhays surfForecast / Cornwall (South) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Tuesday 21 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 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 4AM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am April 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)6s
Afternoon (21 Apr)6.5ft (2.0m)7s
Evening (21 Apr)7.5ft (2.3m)7s

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


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Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
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 (?)
1
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.9
ESE
2
ESE
2.2
ESE
2.4
ESE
2.5
ESE
2.5
ESE
2.5
ESE
2.5
ESE
2.2
ESE
2.1
ESE
1.9
ESE
1.8
ESE
2
ESE
1.9
ESE
0.3
SW
2
ESE
2.1
ESE
2
ESE
1.8
ESE
Period(s) (?)666677777787777767796666
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)689014620724029834943258874080067161847139530725233030712300341319237
Wind
(km/h)
25
E
30
E
35
E
35
E
40
E
45
E
40
E
45
E
50
E
50
E
50
E
50
E
50
E
45
E
40
ESE
40
E
40
E
40
E
35
E
40
E
40
E
40
E
40
E
35
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:58PM
4.84
8:22AM
4.59
8:43PM
4.59
9:11AM
4.23
9:35PM
4.26
10:11AM
3.83
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:50AM
-0.17
3:11PM
0.09
3:38AM
0.15
3:58PM
0.47
4:30AM
0.54
4:52PM
0.88
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Sunrise---6:15-------6:13-------6:11----
Sunset-------8:22-------8:22-------8:24
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C9997891010109991011101112109910111111
Feels °C (?)322-1-1010-1-1-1-1012342112333
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