Church Cove surfForecast / Cornwall (South) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Friday 08 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 slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Church Cove today?

The current surf forecast for Church Cove at 12PM is: 0.4m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 08). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 May)1ft (0.3m)15s
Afternoon (08 May)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Evening (08 May)1.5ft (0.5m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 8°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the NE by Sun morning).

Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
Mon
11
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
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
W
16
0.2
W
15
0.3
WSW
15
0.4
WSW
15
0.4
WSW
14
0.5
W
13
0.5
W
13
0.5
W
13
0.5
W
13
0.5
W
12
0.5
W
12
0.4
WSW
12
0.4
W
12
0.4
W
12
0.3
W
11
0.3
W
11
0.3
W
11
0.2
W
11
0.2
W
11
0.2
W
11
0.2
W
10
0.2
SSW
9
0.2
SSW
9
0.2
SSW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
20
18
42
71
66
92
90
87
81
75
73
47
44
43
22
21
21
9
9
9
9
8
8
8
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
5
NW
5
SE
10
S
5
ESE
15
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
35
ENE
35
E
25
E
25
ENE
20
NE
25
NNE
30
NE
35
NE
35
NE
35
NE
35
NE
25
NE
30
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
glassy
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:25AM3.56m
9:51PM3.66m
10:24AM3.37m
10:59PM3.53m
11:46AM3.30m
00:21AM3.56m
Low Tide
3:58AM1.18m
4:14PM1.31m
4:49AM1.34m
5:08PM1.45m
5:49AM1.40m
6:10PM1.49m
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
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5:46
5:43
5:43
5:41
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8:49
8:51
8:52
8:53
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
11
11
12
13
13
13
12
12
12
12
13
13
13
14
14
13
11
10
10
12
14
13
11
9
10
9
11
11
11
10
8
7
6
6
7
8
8
10
10
7
4
2
2
5
8
7
5
3
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
4
0.3
ESE
4
0.4
ESE
4
0.4
WSW
15
0.4
WSW
14
0.5
W
13
0.5
W
13
0.5
W
13
0.5
W
13
0.5
W
12
0.5
W
12
0.4
WSW
12
0.4
NNW
7
0.6
NNW
8
0.7
NNW
8
0.8
NNW
8
0.8
NNW
8
0.7
NNW
8
0.5
NNW
7
0.5
NNW
7
1.8
E
8
1.7
E
8
1.4
E
8
1.3
E
8
Energy kJ
4
3
6
71
66
92
90
87
81
75
73
47
21
47
52
66
66
50
30
31
418
373
247
198
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
W
6
0.2
W
15
0.3
WSW
15
0.4
ESE
5
0.3
E
4
0.2
W
5
0.2
W
5
0.2
W
10
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
9
0.3
NNW
6
0.4
W
12
0.4
W
12
0.3
W
11
0.3
W
11
0.3
W
11
0.2
W
11
0.2
W
11
0.2
W
11
0.5
NNW
7
0.6
NNW
7
0.2
SSW
9
0.9
NNW
8
Energy kJ
2
18
42
7
3
2
2
8
7
6
6
8
44
43
22
21
21
9
9
9
31
43
8
93
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
W
16
0.2
W
6
0.2
W
5
0.2
W
5
0.2
W
5
0.1
W
7
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
7
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.3
W
8
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
10
0.2
W
10
0.2
SSW
9
0.1
W
10
0.2
SSW
9
Energy kJ
20
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
12
3
3
3
3
3
1
3
2
9
8
2
8
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
4
0.4
E
3
0.7
E
4
1
E
4
1.2
E
5
1.4
E
5
1.4
E
6
1.5
E
6
1.2
E
6
1.1
E
6
1.1
E
6
1.3
E
6
1.8
E
7
2.2
E
8
2.1
E
8
2.3
E
8
2.2
ENE
8
1.1
N
8
0.6
NNE
4
Energy kJ
3
3
15
38
71
104
117
139
89
72
77
108
294
535
514
701
599
145
11
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
393
10
10
30
0
0
0
0
40
40
40
98
22
10
195
202
527
253
556
610
443
282
37
37
Best forecast wave conditions in South Cornwall
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
1
1
1
1
1
3
3
1
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
7
6
6
6
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
4
5
9
7
9
5
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