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Church Cove Surf Forecast
/ Cornwall (South) (25 surf breaks) /
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Church Cove surfForecast / Cornwall (South) / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Tuesday 12 May 2026 BSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
12.6° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Church Cove today?
The current surf forecast for Church Cove at 6AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (12 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 18s |
| Evening (12 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Church Cove. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue morning, min 10°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Mon night, strong winds from the WNW by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thursday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | |
28 | 28 | 27 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 56 | 63 | 62 | 193 | 621 | 887 | 956 | 885 | 953 | 1074 | 964 | 817 | 798 | 654 | 536 | 440 | 429 | 354 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 1:30AM3.74m | 2:08PM3.69m | 2:26AM4.02m | 2:58PM4.03m | 3:15AM4.34m | 3:42PM4.38m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:01AM1.15m | 8:25PM1.20m | 9:01AM0.86m | 9:25PM0.90m | 9:55AM0.55m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:58 | — |
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Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 |
 kJ | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 17 | 17 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | W 9 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | W 13 | W 12 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | — | — | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 2 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 25 | 28 | 26 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 21 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 5 | E 5 | W 9 | SSW 18 | W 8 | W 12 | W 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | — | — | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 6 | 31 | 6 | 12 | 13 | 30 | 30 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 5 | NW 5 | — | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | 10 | 11 | — | 7 | 6 | 22 | 56 | 63 | 62 | 193 | 621 | 887 | 956 | 885 | 953 | 1074 | 964 | 817 | 798 | 654 | 536 | 440 | 429 | 354 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 232 | 10 | 268 | 28 | 524 | 567 | 607 | 574 | 530 | 576 | 576 | 716 | 1090 | 989 | 716 | 294 | 108 | 294 | 294 | 296 | 289 | 390 | 278 | 90 |
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