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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 6 pm Thursday 23 Apr 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
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) & Date | Wave Height | Wave 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)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly 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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 | |
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) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:29 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:30 |
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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) | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 |
 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) | SW 14 | S 15 | W 10 | S 7 | S 7 | — | — | — | — | S 6 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | — | SW 11 |
| 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) | W 10 | — | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 12 | SW 12 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 4 | E 4 | E 3 | E 3 |
| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |
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