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Caerhays Surf Forecast
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Caerhays surfForecast / Cornwall (South) / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am 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 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Caerhays today?
The current surf forecast for Caerhays at 7AM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 14). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (14 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
| Evening (14 May) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Caerhays. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat afternoon, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Wed night, light winds from the WSW by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 14 | Friday 15 | Saturday 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | SW 15 | 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 | S 13 | W 16 | S 13 | W 15 | W 14 | |
20 | 20 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 3:37AM4.21m | 4:06PM4.25m | 4:22AM4.48m | 4:49PM4.55m | 5:07AM4.69m | 5:31PM4.77m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:20AM0.51m | 10:43PM0.51m | 11:09AM0.18m | 11:32PM0.15m | 11:55AM-0.07m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:00 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | W 8 | W 8 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | W 6 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SW 4 | SSW 4 |
 kJ | 20 | 20 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | S 15 | W 5 | W 5 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | S 13 | — | — | W 7 | W 9 | — | S 13 | W 14 |
| kJ | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 3 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | SW 5 | SW 5 | S 7 | W 10 | W 10 | W 8 | W 8 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 9 | SW 13 | W 16 | — | W 15 | S 13 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 7 | 5 | — | 4 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | N 3 | NNW 3 | N 3 | N 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | — | — | SW 5 | — | SW 2 | — | — |
| kJ | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 12 | 17 | 16 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 300 | 300 | 75 | 254 | 737 | 1119 | 301 | 159 | 227 | 101 | 224 | 224 | 43 | 301 | 301 | 62 | 43 | 192 | 27 | 26 | 191 | 191 | 44 | 191 |
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