Church Cove surfForecast / Cornwall (South) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Tuesday 12 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
12.6° 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 3PM is: 0.2m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave 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)


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue morning, min 9°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Wed morning, light winds from the N by Thu night).

Tue
12
Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
Fri
15
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
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
SSW
18
0.8
WNW
5
1
WNW
5
1
WNW
5
1.2
WNW
5
1.9
WNW
6
2.4
WNW
7
2.5
WNW
8
3
WNW
8
2.5
WNW
8
2.5
WNW
8
3
WNW
8
2.5
WNW
8
2.5
WNW
8
2.5
WNW
8
2.3
WNW
8
2.2
WNW
8
2
WNW
7
1.7
WNW
7
1.6
WNW
9
1.5
WNW
8
1.4
WNW
8
1
W
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
31
31
30
54
53
77
280
637
910
1077
977
976
1047
1003
878
778
666
560
440
302
364
280
248
131
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
30
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
WNW
35
WNW
45
WNW
45
WNW
45
NW
45
NW
40
NW
40
NW
40
NW
40
NW
40
NNW
40
NNW
40
NNW
40
NNW
35
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
25
N
20
N
20
N
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:08PM3.69m
2:26AM4.02m
2:58PM4.03m
3:15AM4.34m
3:42PM4.38m
4:00AM4.63m
Low Tide
8:01AM1.15m
8:25PM1.20m
9:01AM0.86m
9:25PM0.90m
9:55AM0.55m
10:18PM0.56m
cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:39
5:37
5:37
5:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:54
8:57
8:58
8:59
1
1
1
Temp °C
12
11
12
12
11
11
10
10
10
11
11
11
11
10
10
10
10
9
9
10
10
9
9
9
8
5
6
6
6
4
1
0
0
1
2
3
2
1
1
1
2
0
1
3
3
3
4
4
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
8
0.4
SSW
8
0.4
SSW
8
0.4
SW
8
0.4
SW
8
0.4
SW
8
0.3
SSW
8
0.2
SSW
8
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
15
0.2
SSW
15
0.2
SSW
15
0.2
SSW
15
0.2
SSW
15
0.2
SSW
14
1.5
WNW
8
0.2
SSW
14
1
W
8
Energy kJ
26
26
26
17
17
16
12
6
25
25
25
25
25
25
24
21
21
21
21
21
21
280
20
131
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
W
9
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
SSW
18
0.3
W
13
0.3
W
12
0.2
SSW
17
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
8
0.2
SSW
7
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
7
0.1
S
7
0.1
S
7
0.1
S
7
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
Energy kJ
6
31
30
30
28
25
28
26
6
5
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
21
21
20
20
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
12
0.2
W
13
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
SSW
18
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
Energy kJ
31
6
12
13
30
30
2
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WNW
4
0.7
NW
4
0.8
WNW
5
1
WNW
5
1
WNW
5
1.2
WNW
5
1.9
WNW
6
2.4
WNW
7
2.5
WNW
8
3
WNW
8
2.5
WNW
8
2.5
WNW
8
3
WNW
8
2.5
WNW
8
2.5
WNW
8
2.5
WNW
8
2.3
WNW
8
2.2
WNW
8
2
WNW
7
1.7
WNW
7
1.6
WNW
9
0.7
N
4
1.4
WNW
8
0.9
NNW
6
Energy kJ
7
17
27
54
53
77
280
637
910
1077
977
976
1047
1003
878
778
666
560
440
302
364
14
248
62
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
Distance (km)
10
10
527
524
567
607
574
548
575
554
716
962
948
1118
294
294
108
108
276
278
393
257
90
182
Best forecast wave conditions in South Cornwall
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
3
4
4
4
1
2
2
4
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
5
9
8
8
9
9
9
9
9
7
6
7
6
8
9
9
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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