Caerhays surfForecast / Cornwall (South) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Friday 20 Feb 2026 GMT
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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
9.9° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Caerhays today?

The current surf forecast for Caerhays at 11AM is: 1.5m 6s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 24s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am February 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Feb)4ft (1.2m)5s
Afternoon (20 Feb)5ft (1.6m)8s
Evening (20 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)21s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Mon
23
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
1.2
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.2
SSW
0.4
SW
0.7
SW
0.8
SW
0.9
SW
1.1
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1
SW
1.7
SW
1.7
SW
1.7
SW
3.5
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
SW
1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
Period(s) (?)12115788212019181818171616161515141414171516
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)167180712152961711533774365346948718646865021438134912125313362293573544551
Wind
(km/h)
20
WSW
25
SW
40
SW
40
WSW
45
W
30
W
30
W
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
SW
30
SW
30
SW
35
SW
35
SW
35
SW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:48AM
4.91
7:06PM
4.66
7:21AM
4.88
7:41PM
4.62
7:58AM
4.73
8:19PM
4.47
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:30PM
-0.27
1:45AM
-0.14
2:07PM
-0.18
2:23AM
-0.01
2:47PM
0.04
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Mon
23
Sunrise--7:22-------7:20-------7:18-----
Sunset----5:44-------5:45-------5:47---
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
---1--------21-11-------
Temp. °C8910111211101010101212121212111111111212111010
Feels °C (?)332345565487766566677655
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