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Hayle surfForecast / Cornwall (North) / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Wednesday 29 Apr 2026 BSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Hayle surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Hayle sea temperature is
12.3° C
(Which is 1.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Hayle today?
The current surf forecast for Hayle at 2PM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 20s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am April 29). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (29 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (29 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Hayle. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed morning, min 11°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the E on Wed night, calm by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 1 | Sat 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | WNW 14 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | |
365 | 371 | 365 | 287 | 282 | 225 | 175 | 123 | 118 | 118 | 92 | 86 | 86 | 85 | 81 | 110 | 75 | 77 | 80 | 93 | 88 | 86 | 85 | 56 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | off | |
High Tide | 4:30AM5.58m | 4:53PM5.58m | 5:08AM5.77m | 5:28PM5.79m | 5:44AM5.89m | 6:01PM5.92m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:56AM0.81m | 11:12PM0.82m | 11:31AM0.66m | 11:47PM0.66m | 12:03PM0.59m | 00:19AM0.58m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:39 | — | 8:40 |
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Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 |
 kJ | 365 | 371 | 365 | 287 | 282 | 225 | 175 | 123 | 118 | 118 | 85 | 86 | 86 | 85 | 78 | 75 | 75 | 77 | 80 | 93 | 88 | 86 | 85 | 56 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | N 6 | W 20 | NNE 6 | WNW 18 | WNW 17 | NNE 6 | WNW 16 | NNE 6 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | NW 14 | SE 4 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WSW 7 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 55 | 62 | 116 | 41 | 99 | 15 | 92 | 86 | 84 | 82 | 81 | 51 | 5 | 44 | 44 | 43 | 30 | 14 | 14 | 29 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | WNW 19 | — | — | WNW 16 | NNE 7 | WNW 16 | — | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 5 | WNW 14 | NW 13 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | — | — | SE 5 | WNW 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 35 | — | — | 103 | 15 | 97 | — | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 110 | 46 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 14 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ESE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 | — | — | — | — | S 4 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 90 | 104 | 99 | 142 | 92 | 121 | 122 | 160 | 180 | 133 | 114 | 87 | 74 | 38 | 18 | 17 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 183 | 269 | 239 | 220 | 220 | 220 | 211 | 199 | 239 | 187 | 190 | 187 | 187 | 64 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
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