Church Cove surfForecast / Cornwall (South) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Thursday 28 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
13.9° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Church Cove today (28 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 May, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Church Cove at 6AM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 28). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 May)2ft (0.6m)9s
Afternoon (28 May)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Evening (28 May)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
0
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
W
10
0.7
W
10
0.6
W
10
0.6
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.3
SSW
16
0.5
W
9
0.4
W
9
0.4
W
9
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
15
0.4
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
12
0.7
WSW
11
0.8
WSW
11
0.9
WSW
11
1.1
W
10
1.1
W
10
1
W
10
1
W
10
0.8
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
12
1.7
WSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
94
92
65
60
41
51
40
25
25
44
44
44
57
96
109
135
161
235
235
196
184
232
703
847
Wind (km/h)
10
E
10
SE
10
SE
15
SSE
20
SSW
20
WSW
15
W
15
W
15
W
15
WNW
10
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
N
10
NNE
5
NNE
5
WNW
10
WNW
20
W
15
W
15
WSW
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
3:27AM4.04m
3:51PM4.09m
4:08AM4.13m
4:29PM4.22m
4:46AM4.20m
5:05PM4.33m
Low Tide
10:11AM0.87m
10:33PM0.90m
10:52AM0.79m
11:14PM0.78m
11:30AM0.72m
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:20
5:18
5:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:15
9:16
9:17
Temp °C
16
16
16
18
17
15
13
14
14
14
14
14
15
15
15
14
14
14
14
15
16
15
15
15
16
16
15
16
15
13
11
12
12
12
12
11
12
12
13
12
12
12
12
13
14
11
12
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
W
10
0.7
W
10
0.6
W
10
0.6
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.4
W
9
0.4
W
9
0.5
WSW
4
0.6
W
5
0.6
W
6
0.7
W
6
0.8
W
7
0.9
W
7
0.9
W
8
0.9
WSW
11
1.1
W
10
1.1
W
10
1
W
10
1
W
10
0.9
WSW
9
1.6
WSW
12
1.7
WSW
12
Energy kJ
94
92
65
60
41
40
40
25
24
12
18
26
37
56
81
90
161
235
235
196
184
138
703
847
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
E
4
0.4
E
5
0.4
E
5
0.4
E
5
0.4
E
5
0.3
E
5
0.3
E
5
0.4
WSW
5
0.2
SSW
16
0.4
W
9
0.3
W
8
0.3
SSW
15
0.4
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
12
0.7
WSW
11
0.8
WSW
11
0.8
W
7
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
15
0.4
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
13
0.4
SW
15
0.3
SSW
15
Energy kJ
5
7
8
8
8
5
5
7
25
23
12
44
57
96
109
135
61
51
49
43
63
232
57
45
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
5
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
4
0.2
E
5
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
WSW
13
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.1
SW
11
0.1
W
16
0.2
WSW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
Energy kJ
2
26
25
25
25
51
26
6
2
44
44
34
46
47
48
50
51
5
5
22
55
55
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
2
0.4
SSW
3
0.5
SW
4
0.6
SW
4
0.3
W
5
0.6
WSW
4
0.5
W
4
Energy kJ
1
3
6
9
4
13
10
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
3
Distance (km)
0
22
22
31
25
22
23
12
23
12
12
12
12
12
7
0
0
0
0
12
12
44
20
18
Best forecast wave conditions in South Cornwall
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
3
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
9
9
8
9
8
7
7
7
6
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
7
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