Caerhays surfForecast / Cornwall (South) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Thursday 23 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 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Caerhays today?

The current surf forecast for Caerhays at 4PM is: 2.0m 6s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm April 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)6s
Afternoon (23 Apr)6.5ft (2.0m)6s
Evening (23 Apr)6ft (1.9m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the E on Thu morning, light winds from the ESE by Sat afternoon).

Thu
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sun
26
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
ESE
6
2
ESE
6
2
ESE
6
1.9
ESE
6
1.9
ESE
6
1.8
ESE
6
1.8
ESE
6
1.7
ESE
6
1.7
ESE
6
1.7
ESE
6
1.5
ESE
6
1.3
ESE
6
0.5
SW
10
0.5
SW
10
0.5
SW
10
0.5
SW
10
0.5
SW
10
0.5
SW
10
0.4
SW
10
0.4
SW
10
0.4
SW
9
0.4
SW
9
0.4
SW
9
0.3
SW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
215
291
309
263
263
237
237
230
223
198
141
95
58
51
50
51
51
48
34
32
29
29
20
12
Wind (km/h)
40
E
40
E
40
E
40
E
40
E
40
E
35
E
35
E
40
E
40
E
35
E
30
E
25
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
25
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
10
E
15
E
10
E
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
10:11AM3.83m
10:43PM3.92m
11:37AM3.51m
00:16AM3.69m
1:16PM3.40m
1:44AM3.67m
Low Tide
4:52PM0.88m
5:31AM0.92m
5:57PM1.23m
6:48AM1.18m
7:21PM1.40m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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6:11
6:09
6:07
6:05
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8:24
8:25
8:28
8:30
Temp °C
10
11
11
12
12
11
10
9
10
11
11
10
10
11
10
10
10
12
12
12
12
12
12
11
2
2
2
4
4
3
3
2
2
3
4
4
4
6
6
6
5
8
8
10
9
8
8
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
11
0.5
SW
10
0.5
SW
10
0.5
SW
10
0.5
SW
10
0.5
SW
10
0.5
SW
10
0.6
SW
12
0.6
SSW
11
0.6
SSW
11
0.6
SSW
11
0.6
SSW
11
0.5
SW
10
0.5
SW
10
0.5
SW
10
0.5
SW
10
0.5
SW
10
0.5
SW
10
0.4
SW
10
0.4
SW
10
0.4
SE
4
0.4
SW
9
0.4
SW
9
0.3
SW
9
Energy kJ
42
50
48
47
46
46
47
112
84
79
79
78
53
51
50
51
51
48
34
32
4
29
20
12
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
7
0.4
SW
12
0.1
S
7
0.1
S
7
0.1
S
7
0.1
S
7
0.1
S
7
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.4
SW
9
0.3
ESE
4
0.2
ESE
4
0.2
ESE
4
Energy kJ
4
4
4
4
1
38
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
29
3
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
11
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
Energy kJ
2
3
3
3
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
ESE
6
2
ESE
6
2
ESE
6
1.9
ESE
6
1.9
ESE
6
1.8
ESE
6
1.8
ESE
6
1.7
ESE
6
1.7
ESE
6
1.7
ESE
6
1.5
ESE
6
1.3
ESE
6
1
ESE
5
0.9
ESE
5
0.9
ESE
5
0.7
ESE
5
0.7
ESE
5
0.8
ESE
4
0.7
ESE
4
0.5
ESE
4
0.3
SE
3
0.5
E
4
0.5
E
4
Energy kJ
215
291
309
263
263
237
237
230
223
198
141
95
58
44
34
24
22
23
16
10
1
10
8
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
412
405
198
101
107
101
63
63
187
89
65
35
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
Best forecast wave conditions in South Cornwall
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
6
7
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