Caerhays surfForecast / Cornwall (South) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 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 12PM is: 1.8m 6s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am 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)


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Fri
24
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
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 (?)
1.4
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.9
ESE
2
ESE
2
ESE
2.4
ESE
2.5
ESE
2.5
ESE
2.5
ESE
2.5
ESE
2.3
ESE
2.3
ESE
2
ESE
2
ESE
2
ESE
1.8
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.9
ESE
2
ESE
2
ESE
1.9
ESE
2
ESE
1.9
ESE
Period(s) (?)666777778777776766666666
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)146183233298349349540740763671685527483349329339252223255309309272310289
Wind
(km/h)
35
E
35
E
40
E
40
E
45
E
45
E
50
E
50
E
45
E
50
E
50
E
45
E
40
E
40
E
40
E
40
E
35
E
40
E
40
E
40
E
40
E
40
E
40
E
35
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:22AM
4.59
8:43PM
4.59
9:11AM
4.23
9:35PM
4.26
10:11AM
3.83
10:43PM
3.92
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
Fri
24
Sunrise-6:15-------6:13-------6:11------
Sunset-----8:22-------8:22-------8:24--
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C9789101010999101010111110109101111111110
Feels °C (?)2-1-1011-1-1-1-100232231223322
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