Carbis Bay surfForecast / Cornwall (North) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Tuesday 19 Aug 2025 BST
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Carbis Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Carbis Bay sea temperature is
16.2° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)


How big are the waves at Carbis Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Carbis Bay at 5PM is: 0.4m 6s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 19). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Afternoon (19 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Evening (19 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)4s

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

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Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Friday
22
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
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
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.5
N
0.7
N
0.8
N
0.8
E
0.7
N
0.7
N
1
N
1
N
0.9
N
0.9
N
0.9
N
0.8
N
0.6
N
0.2
W
0.3
W
0.5
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.9
W
1
W
Period(s) (?)6666455555555566616151413131212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)21132424203457593139575248585350493346113204184252304
Wind
(km/h)
15
ENE
10
NE
15
NNE
10
NNW
20
NNW
15
N
15
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
N
25
N
20
NNE
10
NE
15
ESE
10
E
5
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:38PM
4.65
3:19AM
4.65
3:49PM
4.96
4:21AM
4.96
4:44PM
5.34
5:10AM
5.29
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:34AM
1.70
9:20PM
1.49
9:51AM
1.44
10:27PM
1.14
10:49AM
1.07
11:19PM
0.78
Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Friday
22
Sunrise-------6:16-------6:18-------6:20
Sunset---8:34-------8:31-------8:30----
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-145--------------------
Temp. °C181716161718181616171717161616141617171616161516
Feels °C (?)171615151517161313141313121315111415151314151315
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Cornwall (North)

  1. weather stationWind Update Light wind has turned cross-on at Fistral-North (light winds from the N at Newquay Airport 8 km from Fistral-North). 0.3m 6s windswell from the WSW to make surfable waves.

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18 km away, 1 h 20 min ago

17 km/h
NNE
0.0
16.2
Air / Water (°C)
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