Church Cove surfForecast / Cornwall (South) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm 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 1AM is: 0.5m 13s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 08). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 May)1.5ft (0.5m)12s
Afternoon (09 May)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Evening (09 May)1ft (0.3m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the NE by Sat night).

Fri
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
Mon
11
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
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)
0.4
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
0.5
W
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
0.3
SSW
9
0.3
SSW
9
0.3
SSW
9
0.3
SSW
9
0.3
SSW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
66
92
90
87
81
75
73
72
44
43
22
21
21
9
9
9
9
8
8
16
15
15
15
14
Wind (km/h)
10
ESE
15
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
30
E
30
E
30
ENE
35
E
30
E
20
ENE
25
NE
25
NE
35
NE
35
NE
35
ENE
30
ENE
25
NE
30
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
20
NNW
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:51PM3.66m
10:24AM3.37m
10:59PM3.53m
11:46AM3.30m
00:21AM3.56m
Low Tide
4:14PM1.31m
4:49AM1.34m
5:08PM1.45m
5:49AM1.40m
6:10PM1.49m
6:55AM1.34m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:43
5:43
5:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:49
8:51
8:52
8:53
Temp °C
14
14
13
12
12
13
12
14
14
14
14
13
11
10
11
13
14
13
11
10
8
9
11
12
12
11
9
7
6
8
6
7
8
10
9
8
4
2
3
6
8
7
5
5
4
4
6
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
0.5
W
12
0.4
W
12
1.1
E
6
1
E
6
0.9
NNW
8
0.8
NNW
8
0.6
NNW
8
0.5
NNW
8
0.5
NNW
7
1.9
E
8
1.7
E
8
1.4
E
8
0.8
NNW
8
1.4
E
8
1.4
E
8
1.1
E
8
1
E
8
Energy kJ
66
92
90
87
81
75
73
72
44
75
61
93
67
45
32
31
470
372
247
74
216
229
141
113
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.5
NNW
8
0.8
NNW
8
0.3
W
11
0.3
W
11
0.2
W
11
0.2
W
11
0.2
W
11
0.6
NNW
7
0.2
SSW
9
0.2
SSW
9
0.3
SSW
9
0.7
NNW
7
0.3
SSW
9
0.3
SSW
9
0.3
SSW
8
Energy kJ
3
2
2
8
7
6
6
6
6
33
78
21
21
9
9
9
43
8
8
16
46
15
15
14
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
0.3
NNW
6
0.4
W
12
0.3
W
11
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
10
0.2
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.3
SSW
9
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
Energy kJ
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
12
8
43
22
1
1
3
3
2
9
2
2
2
15
2
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
4
0.5
E
3
0.7
E
4
1
E
5
1.2
E
5
1.2
E
5
1.1
E
5
1.2
E
6
1.1
E
6
0.9
E
5
1.2
E
5
2
E
6
2.3
E
7
2.1
E
8
2.4
E
8
0.6
NNW
7
1
N
8
1.5
E
8
1.8
E
7
0.5
NNW
7
0.7
N
6
0.6
NNW
5
Energy kJ
3
4
15
42
71
73
62
85
77
45
77
322
569
527
753
42
114
263
358
26
36
20
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
7
22
22
40
40
40
10
231
445
532
445
556
451
282
282
37
37
9
44
445
130
Best forecast wave conditions in South Cornwall
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
4
3
3
3
1
1
1
1
3
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
9
5
4
4
4
4
4
9
9
7
6
5
4
5
4
4
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