Caerhays surfForecast / Cornwall (South) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Friday 17 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
11.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Caerhays today?

The current surf forecast for Caerhays at 8AM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.2m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am April 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Apr)2ft (0.6m)12s
Afternoon (17 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)12s
Evening (17 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
SW
0.7
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
1.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.6
SW
0.6
WSW
0.5
SW
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.4
SW
0.3
WSW
0.3
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.4
ESE
Period(s) (?)14141313121212121212121111111111111111111110105
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)293186136106101800149149127949087829981604744292222111010
Wind
(km/h)
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
SW
25
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
15
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
25
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
15
NNE
15
NE
15
E
15
ESE
15
SE
5
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:40AM
4.81
6:02PM
4.80
6:18AM
4.96
6:39PM
4.95
6:57AM
4.98
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:00AM
0.05
12:22PM
-0.23
12:41AM
-0.23
1:03PM
-0.38
1:23AM
-0.37
1:44PM
-0.37
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Sunrise---6:22-------6:20-------6:18----
Sunset-------8:15-------8:16-------8:19
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------1-----------------
Temp. °C111111111112101110999101111999989101011
Feels °C (?)766568787666676465544669
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