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Caerhays surfForecast / Cornwall (South) / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Monday 08 Dec 2025 GMTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
12.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Caerhays today?
The current surf forecast for Caerhays at 5PM is: 1.7m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 1.7m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am December 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Dec) | 6ft (1.8m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (08 Dec) | 5ft (1.5m) | 19s |
| Evening (08 Dec) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Caerhays. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 10 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 14 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 731 | 738 | 1532 | 1966 | 1761 | 8926 | 5656 | 3053 | 3166 | 3770 | 4249 | 3565 | 5005 | 3672 | 2800 | 2348 | 787 | 569 | 421 | 313 | 256 | 544 | 412 | 257 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | on | on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 7:00AM 4.72 | 7:29PM 4.27 | 7:51AM 4.51 | 8:25PM 4.01 | 8:48AM 4.26 | 9:26PM 3.77 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 1:49PM -0.06 | 2:06AM 0.22 | 2:36PM 0.22 | 2:52AM 0.52 | 3:25PM 0.54 | 3:41AM 0.85 | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 08 | Tuesday 09 | Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 8:03 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:06 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | 4:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:15 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 |
| Feels °C (?) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
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