Caerhays surfForecast / Cornwall (South) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Monday 20 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 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Caerhays today?

The current surf forecast for Caerhays at 10PM is: 1.1m 6s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm April 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)--
Afternoon (20 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)5s
Evening (20 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)6s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
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 (?)
1.2
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.9
ESE
2
ESE
2.2
ESE
2.4
ESE
2.5
ESE
2.5
ESE
2.5
ESE
2.5
ESE
2.3
ESE
2.2
ESE
1.9
ESE
1.8
ESE
2
ESE
1.9
ESE
1.7
ESE
0.3
SW
1.9
ESE
Period(s) (?)566666667777877777677686
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)7287809014619523328934943258879574370472054243331726033030724511263
Wind
(km/h)
30
ESE
25
E
25
E
30
E
35
E
35
E
40
E
45
E
40
E
45
E
50
E
50
E
50
E
50
E
50
E
45
E
45
E
40
E
40
E
40
E
35
E
35
E
40
E
40
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:58PM
4.84
8:22AM
4.59
8:43PM
4.59
9:11AM
4.23
9:35PM
4.26
10:11AM
3.83
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:26PM
-0.20
2:50AM
-0.17
3:11PM
0.09
3:38AM
0.15
3:58PM
0.47
4:30AM
0.54
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Sunrise-----6:15-------6:13-------6:11--
Sunset-8:20-------8:22-------8:22------
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C1010999779101010999101010111110991011
Feels °C (?)33322-1-2-110-1-2-1-10013321223
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