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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 Thursday 14 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 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Caerhays today?
The current surf forecast for Caerhays at 2AM is: 0.1m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 14). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 May) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (15 May) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 14s |
| Evening (15 May) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Caerhays. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Sun morning, min 8°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the W by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 14 | Friday 15 | Saturday 16 | Sun 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |  |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 8 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | W 5 | S 13 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 6 | SW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | |
8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 20 | 35 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 4:06PM4.25m | 4:22AM4.48m | 4:49PM4.55m | 5:07AM4.69m | 5:31PM4.77m | 5:52AM4.80m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:43PM0.51m | 11:09AM0.18m | 11:32PM0.15m | 11:55AM-0.07m | 00:19AM-0.13m | 12:41PM-0.21m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:00 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:00 |
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Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 12 |
3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 6 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | — | SW 4 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SW 4 | S 4 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 13 |
 kJ | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 35 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | S 15 | S 14 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | W 7 | W 6 | W 15 | W 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 8 |
| kJ | 8 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 20 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | — | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 13 | SW 13 | — | SW 13 | W 15 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 4 | — | S 12 | — |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | — | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | 3 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | — | — | — | W 5 | WSW 4 | SW 2 | SW 4 | — | W 6 | — | — | — | WSW 6 |
| kJ | 12 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 2 | — | — | — | 17 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | 6 | — | — | — | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1123 | 54 | 160 | 270 | 224 | 43 | 300 | 300 | 307 | 62 | 226 | 27 | 43 | 43 | 270 | 490 | 191 | 191 | 191 | 31 | 43 | 31 | 427 | |
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