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Hayle surfForecast / Cornwall (North) / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Tuesday 28 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
11.9° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Hayle today?
The current surf forecast for Hayle at 10PM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 1.1m 5s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm April 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (28 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
| Evening (28 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Hayle. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the E on Wed night, light winds from the S by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Fri 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | 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 11 | W 11 | |
178 | 284 | 276 | 316 | 365 | 371 | 306 | 287 | 229 | 225 | 175 | 123 | 118 | 97 | 116 | 116 | 116 | 112 | 104 | 78 | 75 | 77 | 83 | 94 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 4:13PM5.30m | 4:30AM5.58m | 4:53PM5.58m | 5:08AM5.77m | 5:28PM5.79m | 5:44AM5.89m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:34PM1.05m | 10:56AM0.81m | 11:12PM0.82m | 11:31AM0.66m | 11:47PM0.66m | 12:03PM0.59m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:37 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:39 |
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Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
5 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | 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 11 | W 11 |
 kJ | 178 | 284 | 276 | 316 | 365 | 371 | 306 | 287 | 229 | 225 | 175 | 123 | 118 | 87 | 116 | 116 | 116 | 112 | 104 | 75 | 75 | 77 | 83 | 94 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | N 6 | NNW 6 | N 6 | W 20 | NNE 6 | WNW 18 | WNW 17 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 |
| kJ | 10 | 10 | 27 | 15 | 33 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 51 | 62 | 116 | 47 | 36 | 19 | 92 | 86 | 84 | 82 | 80 | 78 | 46 | 44 | 44 | 43 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | ESE 6 | W 7 | — | — | — | W 20 | WNW 19 | — | — | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | — | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 4 | E 6 | E 6 |
| kJ | 15 | 15 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | 8 | 35 | — | — | 103 | 99 | 97 | — | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ESE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | — | S 4 | — | SSW 3 | SSW 3 |
| kJ | 73 | 78 | 64 | 80 | 50 | 108 | 135 | 175 | 92 | 142 | 165 | 205 | 133 | 107 | 100 | 65 | 32 | 25 | 13 | — | 1 | — | 2 | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 273 | 169 | 176 | 172 | 269 | 232 | 229 | 239 | 233 | 190 | 190 | 247 | 187 | 187 | 187 | 187 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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