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Caerhays surfForecast / Cornwall (South) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Monday 12 Jan 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
10.3° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Caerhays today?

The current surf forecast for Caerhays at 1AM is: 1.9m 10s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.5m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm January 12). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jan)8ft (2.4m)10s
Afternoon (13 Jan)5ft (1.6m)10s
Evening (13 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)10s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2
SSW
3.5
SW
1.6
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.9
SSW
2.4
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.1
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.6
SSW
0.4
SW
0.8
SSW
1.2
SSW
2.1
SW
1.1
SSW
0.6
SW
1
SW
Period(s) (?)1211101011101010101010101010141491395772119
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1087276648064074574010374814453702321901541111029765469470404121341730
Wind
(km/h)
35
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
WNW
15
NNW
20
N
15
N
15
N
10
N
5
NNE
5
ENE
5
SSW
15
SSW
25
SSW
35
SSW
30
SW
10
W
10
WSW
0
NW
10
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
off		offoffoffoffoffoffglassoncross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrossglasscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:27AM
3.42
12:52PM
3.40
1:28AM
3.43
1:54PM
3.40
2:27AM
3.52
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:07PM
1.50
6:45AM
1.67
7:27PM
1.60
8:14AM
1.64
8:45PM
1.52
9:21AM
1.45
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Sunrise------8:14-------8:12-------8:12-
Sunset4:39-------4:40-------4:42-------
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
light rain
Rain (mm)
-----24--1---------12--1
Temp. °C1110101011111111108765556789109889
Feels °C (?)467788986322123332136577
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