Church Cove surfForecast / Cornwall (South) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Wednesday 20 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 normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Church Cove today?

The current surf forecast for Church Cove at 5AM is: 3.5m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.4m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 May)11ft (3.5m)14s
Afternoon (20 May)10ft (3.0m)13s
Evening (20 May)8ft (2.5m)13s

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 night, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Tue night, calm by Fri afternoon).

Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Friday
22
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
2
0
0
0
2
2
2
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
WSW
10
3.5
WSW
14
3.5
WSW
14
3.5
WSW
14
3.5
WSW
13
3
WSW
13
3
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
12
2.3
WSW
12
2.2
WSW
12
2.1
WSW
12
1.9
WSW
11
1.8
WSW
11
1.7
WSW
11
1.7
WSW
10
1.6
WSW
10
1.6
WSW
10
1.7
WSW
10
1.7
WSW
11
1.7
WSW
11
1.7
WSW
11
1.6
WSW
11
1.6
WSW
11
1.6
WSW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2489
5597
5442
4827
4031
3166
2684
1930
1522
1267
1121
885
730
643
659
510
512
567
718
680
668
597
586
575
Wind (km/h)
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SSW
20
S
25
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
SSE
20
SE
25
ESE
20
SE
15
SSE
15
S
10
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSE
5
SE
0
N
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
7:52AM4.62m
8:15PM4.74m
8:45AM4.30m
9:11PM4.46m
9:46AM3.98m
Low Tide
2:23AM0.04m
2:43PM0.28m
3:15AM0.26m
3:34PM0.54m
4:10AM0.52m
4:29PM0.81m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:28
5:28
5:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:06
9:07
9:08
Temp °C
12
12
12
13
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
15
15
16
16
18
16
14
14
15
16
16
17
17
5
6
7
8
10
10
11
10
10
11
11
12
11
12
12
14
14
13
14
14
16
15
17
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
14
3.5
WSW
14
3.5
WSW
14
3.5
WSW
13
3
WSW
13
3
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
12
2.3
WSW
12
2.2
WSW
12
2.1
WSW
12
1.9
WSW
11
1.8
WSW
11
1.7
WSW
11
1.7
WSW
10
1.6
WSW
10
1.6
WSW
10
1.7
WSW
10
1.7
WSW
11
1.7
WSW
11
1.7
WSW
11
1.6
WSW
11
1.6
WSW
11
1.6
WSW
11
Energy kJ
733
5597
5442
4827
4031
3166
2684
1930
1522
1267
1121
885
730
643
659
510
512
567
718
680
668
597
586
575
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
W
13
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
15
0.2
SSW
15
0.2
SSW
15
0.2
SSW
15
0.5
WSW
13
0.7
SSW
6
0.9
S
6
0.7
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.4
S
6
Energy kJ
130
10
10
10
9
9
9
9
21
21
21
95
31
53
38
27
16
10
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
18
0.5
ESE
4
0.4
ESE
4
0.1
S
18
0.3
ESE
4
0.2
ESE
4
0.2
ESE
4
0.2
E
4
Energy kJ
6
10
7
6
3
1
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
WSW
10
1.5
SSW
8
1.3
SSW
7
0.9
S
7
1.1
SSW
7
1
SSW
7
0.3
ESE
3
0.6
ESE
3
0.7
SE
4
0.6
SE
4
Energy kJ
2489
234
172
88
121
101
1
7
14
13
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
5
3
2
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
522
535
190
68
407
22
22
20
20
20
20
20
20
23
22
23
20
20
20
20
20
20
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in South Cornwall
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
1
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
1
3
2
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
7
7
7
7
5
5
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