Caerhays surfForecast / Cornwall (South) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Wednesday 15 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 1PM is: 1.7m 7s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am April 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Apr)5ft (1.5m)6s
Afternoon (15 Apr)6ft (1.8m)7s
Evening (15 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)7s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sat
18
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 (?)
1.2
S
1.4
S
1.6
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.5
SSW
0.9
SW
0.8
SW
3
WSW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
0.9
SW
0.7
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
WSW
1.2
SSW
0.6
WSW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
Period(s) (?)66677712151215151515141414131261212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)91132212273307236236309272192793972462346629318613610410097149149147147
Wind
(km/h)
30
S
35
S
35
SSW
40
SW
40
SW
35
SW
35
SW
30
SW
25
SW
20
SW
25
SW
20
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sat
18
Sunrise-6:26-------6:24-------6:22------
Sunset-----8:12-------8:14-------8:15--
part cloud
clear
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
--21--------------------
Temp. °C12121213121111111011111212121111111212131312109
Feels °C (?)756544455767786666778876
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