Caerhays surfForecast / Cornwall (South) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Saturday 18 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
11.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Caerhays today?

The current surf forecast for Caerhays at 1AM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm April 18). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)11s
Afternoon (19 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)10s
Evening (19 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
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 (?)
0.6
WSW
0.5
SW
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.3
WSW
0.3
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.1
S
0.5
E
0.6
ESE
1
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.9
ESE
2.1
ESE
Period(s) (?)1111111111111110101010101544566667777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)815947452929222110101010481346101112127207268249307384
Wind
(km/h)
20
NW
20
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
NE
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
10
ESE
10
ENE
10
NE
15
ENE
20
E
25
E
30
ESE
35
E
30
E
30
E
35
E
35
E
40
E
40
E
45
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:39PM
4.95
6:57AM
4.98
7:17PM
4.96
7:38AM
4.85
7:58PM
4.84
8:22AM
4.59
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:03PM
-0.38
1:23AM
-0.37
1:44PM
-0.37
2:06AM
-0.35
2:26PM
-0.20
2:50AM
-0.17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Sunrise-----6:18-------6:16-------6:15--
Sunset-8:16-------8:19-------8:20------
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C111091099910101010109991099998789
Feels °C (?)666877677777543312210-200
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