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Caerhays Surf Forecast
/ Cornwall (South) (25 surf breaks) /
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Caerhays surfForecast / Cornwall (South) / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Tuesday 12 May 2026 BSTForecast 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
12.7° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Caerhays today?
The current surf forecast for Caerhays at 11PM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 12). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 May) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 18s |
| Evening (12 May) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Caerhays. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue afternoon, min 7°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Wed morning, light winds from the N by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thursday 14 | Fri 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | SSW 8 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | |
6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 25 | 25 | 10 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 2:33PM3.63m | 2:48AM3.93m | 3:22PM3.93m | 3:37AM4.21m | 4:06PM4.25m | 4:22AM4.48m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:47PM1.25m | 9:25AM0.87m | 9:50PM0.90m | 10:20AM0.51m | 10:43PM0.51m | 11:09AM0.18m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:57 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:58 |
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Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 |
6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 8 | WSW 10 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 8 | SW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | S 14 | W 10 | S 14 |
 kJ | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 25 | 10 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | W 10 | SW 5 | W 6 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | W 7 | S 14 | W 7 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 25 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | — | — | SW 5 | SW 8 | — | — | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | W 8 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | — | W 10 |
| kJ | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | N 3 | NNW 3 | N 3 | N 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 19 | 24 | 19 | 17 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 14 | 17 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 530 | 534 | 530 | 530 | 519 | 519 | 740 | 1088 | 1311 | 758 | 300 | 300 | 75 | 75 | 241 | 243 | 264 | 270 | 54 | 151 | 46 | 37 | 270 | 224 |
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