Church Cove surfForecast / Cornwall (South) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Friday 22 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 7AM is: 2.0m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 May)6ft (1.9m)11s
Afternoon (22 May)5.5ft (1.7m)11s
Evening (22 May)5ft (1.6m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sunday
24
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
2
1
1
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
WSW
10
1.9
WSW
10
2
WSW
11
1.7
WSW
11
1.7
WSW
11
1.7
WSW
11
1.6
WSW
10
1.6
WSW
10
1.5
WSW
10
1.5
WSW
10
1.5
WSW
10
1.4
WSW
10
1.4
WSW
10
1.4
WSW
10
1.3
WSW
10
1.2
WSW
10
1.1
WSW
10
1.1
W
10
1
W
9
1
W
9
0.9
W
9
1
W
9
1
W
9
1
W
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
640
734
923
711
711
698
554
543
483
464
433
380
363
356
335
288
240
226
176
169
133
164
168
171
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
10
SSW
10
S
10
S
15
S
10
S
15
SE
5
WNW
5
NNW
10
N
10
N
10
N
5
NW
10
NNW
15
N
20
N
15
NNE
15
NE
10
NE
15
E
20
E
15
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
9:46AM3.98m
10:16PM4.18m
10:58AM3.73m
11:30PM3.97m
12:18PM3.63m
Low Tide
4:10AM0.52m
4:29PM0.81m
5:09AM0.78m
5:30PM1.04m
6:13AM0.97m
6:36PM1.20m
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:26
5:24
5:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:08
9:09
9:10
Temp °C
14
14
14
15
15
15
16
15
15
15
14
16
17
18
16
17
18
18
18
19
20
21
21
22
12
13
13
14
13
14
14
15
14
14
13
16
17
17
14
13
15
16
17
17
18
20
20
21
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
WSW
10
1.9
WSW
10
2
WSW
11
1.7
WSW
11
1.7
WSW
11
1.7
WSW
11
1.6
WSW
10
1.6
WSW
10
1.5
WSW
10
1.5
WSW
10
1.5
WSW
10
1.4
WSW
10
1.4
WSW
10
1.4
WSW
10
1.3
WSW
10
1.2
WSW
10
1.1
WSW
10
1.1
W
10
1
W
9
1
W
9
0.9
W
9
1
W
9
1
W
9
1
W
9
Energy kJ
640
734
923
711
711
698
554
543
483
464
433
380
363
356
335
288
240
226
176
169
133
164
168
171
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
15
0.4
ESE
4
0.1
S
18
0.7
SSW
6
0.6
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.3
SSE
5
0.2
SSE
5
0.1
S
16
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
W
16
Energy kJ
21
7
6
34
29
26
17
10
5
2
5
19
18
19
20
20
20
20
20
19
18
17
17
21
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
14
0.3
ESE
4
0.3
ESE
4
0.2
ESE
4
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
E
4
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
S
5
0.1
S
5
0.1
W
18
0.2
SSW
13
Energy kJ
8
8
8
3
3
1
24
1
5
5
10
1
1
6
17
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ESE
4
0.2
E
4
0.3
N
2
0.3
NNE
2
0.4
NE
3
0.4
NE
3
0.3
E
2
0.5
E
3
0.6
E
4
0.6
E
4
0.5
E
4
Energy kJ
11
1
1
1
2
2
1
6
10
12
8
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
7
0
0
0
0
0
0
18
18
7
0
0
0
10
7
7
0
Best forecast wave conditions in South Cornwall
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
3
2
1
2
1
1
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
7
7
7
6
5
7
5
5
6
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
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