Church Cove surfForecast / Cornwall (South) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Tuesday 19 May 2026 BST
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Church Cove surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Church Cove sea temperature is
12.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Church Cove today?

The current surf forecast for Church Cove at 2PM is: 3.0m 9s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 19). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 May)10ft (3.0m)8s
Afternoon (19 May)10ft (3.0m)9s
Evening (19 May)11ft (3.5m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu night, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the SSE by Thu night).

Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Fri
22
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SW
8
3
SW
8
3
SW
8
3
SW
8
3
SW
9
3
WSW
9
3.5
WSW
9
3.5
WSW
10
4
WSW
14
4
WSW
14
3.5
WSW
14
3.5
WSW
13
3
WSW
13
3
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
12
2.3
WSW
12
2.2
WSW
12
2
WSW
12
1.9
WSW
11
1.8
WSW
11
1.7
WSW
11
1.7
WSW
10
1.7
WSW
10
1.6
WSW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1029
1053
1033
1095
1356
1564
1960
2489
5890
6101
5092
4031
2995
2684
1930
1522
1267
1082
885
730
643
631
562
490
Wind (km/h)
35
SW
35
SW
35
SW
35
SW
40
SW
45
SW
40
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
20
SSE
20
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
SE
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
7:03AM4.86m
7:25PM4.96m
7:52AM4.62m
8:15PM4.74m
8:45AM4.30m
9:11PM4.46m
Low Tide
1:53PM0.08m
2:23AM0.04m
2:43PM0.28m
3:15AM0.26m
3:34PM0.54m
light rain
cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:30
5:28
5:28
5:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:05
9:06
9:07
9:08
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
12
13
13
13
14
14
14
14
14
14
15
15
16
16
16
18
7
7
7
6
5
5
5
6
6
9
8
8
10
11
11
10
11
11
12
12
12
12
12
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
16
0.2
W
15
0.2
WSW
15
0.1
SE
6
0.1
S
18
0.6
WSW
17
1.3
WSW
16
4
WSW
14
4
WSW
14
3.5
WSW
14
3.5
WSW
13
3
WSW
13
3
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
12
2.3
WSW
12
2.2
WSW
12
2
WSW
12
1.9
WSW
11
1.8
WSW
11
1.7
WSW
11
1.7
WSW
10
1.7
WSW
10
1.6
WSW
10
Energy kJ
5
5
17
21
1
6
216
881
5890
6101
5092
4031
2995
2684
1930
1522
1267
1082
885
730
643
631
562
490
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
17
0.5
W
13
1.4
SSW
8
0.9
S
7
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
15
0.2
SSW
15
0.2
SSW
15
0.2
SSW
14
Energy kJ
7
7
6
6
13
12
12
90
204
88
10
10
10
9
9
9
9
21
21
21
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
19
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
18
0.1
S
18
Energy kJ
7
12
12
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SW
8
3
SW
8
3
SW
8
3
SW
8
3
SW
9
3
WSW
9
3.5
WSW
9
3.5
WSW
10
1.3
SSW
7
1
SSW
7
0.9
SSW
7
0.6
SE
4
0.7
SE
4
Energy kJ
1029
1053
1033
1095
1356
1564
1960
2489
181
114
91
10
16
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
1
5
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
2
3
Distance (km)
526
535
543
526
393
400
393
522
582
190
68
190
22
22
20
20
20
20
20
20
24
22
22
23
Best forecast wave conditions in South Cornwall
Rating
(10 max)
3
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
2
2
2
3
4
1
3
2
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
5
4
4
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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