Church Cove surfForecast / Cornwall (South) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Thursday 23 Apr 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
11.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Church Cove today?

The current surf forecast for Church Cove at 2AM is: 1.3m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm April 23). An open ocean swell of 2.2m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)11s
Afternoon (24 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)11s
Evening (24 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat afternoon, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the E on Thu afternoon, light winds from the E by Sat night).

Thu
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sun
26
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
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SW
10
1.1
SW
10
1.2
SW
10
1.3
SW
11
1.4
SW
12
1.4
SW
11
1.4
SW
11
1.3
SW
11
1.3
SW
11
1.3
SW
11
1.3
SW
11
1.3
SW
10
1.3
SW
11
1.2
SW
11
1.2
SW
10
1.1
SW
10
1.1
SW
10
1
SW
10
1
SW
9
0.9
SW
9
0.9
SW
9
0.9
SW
9
0.9
SW
8
0.7
SW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
273
240
273
357
528
492
466
422
422
414
357
350
364
319
302
255
213
177
162
118
115
112
102
69
Wind (km/h)
45
E
40
E
40
E
40
E
40
E
40
E
40
E
40
E
35
E
30
E
30
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
10
E
10
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:22PM4.01m
11:08AM3.61m
11:48PM3.78m
12:45PM3.50m
1:18AM3.78m
Low Tide
4:41PM0.97m
5:22AM0.98m
5:49PM1.24m
6:39AM1.15m
7:09PM1.33m
8:00AM1.12m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
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6:11
6:09
6:07
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8:25
8:28
8:29
8:30
Temp °C
11
12
12
11
10
10
10
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
12
12
13
12
12
12
12
12
12
13
2
4
4
4
3
2
2
3
4
4
5
6
6
7
8
8
10
9
9
9
9
8
8
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SW
10
1.1
SW
10
1.2
SW
10
1.3
SW
11
1.4
SW
12
1.4
SW
11
1.4
SW
11
1.3
SW
11
1.3
SW
11
1.3
SW
11
1.3
SW
11
1.3
SW
10
1.3
SW
11
1.2
SW
11
1.2
SW
10
1.1
SW
10
1.1
SW
10
1
SW
10
1
SW
9
0.9
SW
9
0.9
SW
9
0.9
SW
9
0.9
SW
8
0.7
SW
8
Energy kJ
273
240
273
357
528
492
466
422
422
414
357
350
364
319
302
255
213
177
162
118
115
112
102
69
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
14
0.1
S
15
0.1
W
10
0.2
S
7
0.1
S
7
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
7
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.1
S
5
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
11
Energy kJ
8
4
2
4
1
1
1
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
6
6
5
5
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
12
Energy kJ
2
2
5
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
E
7
2.4
E
7
2.3
E
7
2.2
E
7
2.3
E
7
2.3
E
7
2.3
E
7
2.2
E
7
2
E
7
1.7
E
6
1.5
E
6
1.3
E
6
1.2
E
6
1.1
E
5
1
E
5
0.9
E
5
0.8
E
5
0.6
E
5
0.5
E
5
0.4
E
5
0.3
E
4
0.3
E
4
0.4
E
3
0.4
E
3
Energy kJ
592
562
517
501
532
512
517
447
349
232
167
114
86
67
52
39
29
17
12
7
3
3
3
3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
171
171
171
134
95
95
171
171
106
65
22
22
22
22
22
22
7
0
0
0
0
0
7
0
Best forecast wave conditions in South Cornwall
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
5
5
6
5
5
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