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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 Friday 08 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
12.4° 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 4AM is: 0.2m 16s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 08). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave 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)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the ENE by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 8 | Saturday 9 | Sunday 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | SSW 9 | NW 9 | |
5 | 20 | 18 | 42 | 71 | 66 | 92 | 90 | 87 | 81 | 75 | 73 | 47 | 44 | 43 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 36 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 9:25AM3.56m | 9:51PM3.66m | 10:24AM3.37m | 10:59PM3.53m | 11:46AM3.30m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:58AM1.18m | 4:14PM1.31m | 4:49AM1.34m | 5:08PM1.45m | 5:49AM1.40m | 6:10PM1.49m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:52 | — |
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Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 10 |
10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 4 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | W 11 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
 kJ | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 71 | 66 | 92 | 90 | 87 | 81 | 75 | 73 | 47 | 44 | 29 | 48 | 66 | 51 | 44 | 30 | 9 | 388 | 277 | 203 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | W 6 | W 15 | WSW 15 | ESE 5 | E 4 | W 5 | W 5 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | NNW 7 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | SW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | NW 9 |
| kJ | 3 | 2 | 18 | 42 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 43 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 36 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 16 | W 16 | W 6 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | W 7 | S 6 | S 6 | NNW 6 | W 8 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 13 | S 10 | — | W 10 | W 10 | SSW 9 |
| kJ | 5 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | 9 | 2 | 15 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 6 | — | — | — | — | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | NNW 7 | N 8 | N 7 |
| kJ | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 13 | 40 | 86 | 116 | 139 | 104 | 104 | 144 | 124 | 170 | 254 | 320 | 446 | 31 | 138 | 131 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 407 | 393 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 40 | 40 | 30 | 193 | 10 | 37 | 253 | 527 | 253 | 214 | 245 | 245 | 235 | 37 |
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