- Forecast
- Maps
- Live
- Weather State
- Spot Information
Surf Forecasts:
Nanjizal surfForecast / Cornwall (South) / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Saturday 16 May 2026 BSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Nanjizal surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Nanjizal sea temperature is
12.3° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Nanjizal today?
The current surf forecast for Nanjizal at 12PM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 16). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (16 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 5s |
| Evening (16 May) | 6ft (1.8m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Nanjizal. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon night, min 10°C on Sun night). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 16 | Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | Tue 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 14 | WNW 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SW 6 | |
118 | 118 | 138 | 134 | 95 | 212 | 307 | 326 | 303 | 508 | 1641 | 1778 | 1724 | 1617 | 2053 | 861 | 1750 | 1543 | 1334 | 1027 | 907 | 460 | 337 | 253 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | |
High Tide | 4:46AM5.45m | 5:09PM5.53m | 5:31AM5.60m | 5:54PM5.68m | 6:17AM5.60m | 6:40PM5.68m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:16AM0.17m | 11:40PM0.13m | 12:03PM0.08m | 00:28AM0.03m | 12:50PM0.11m | |||||||||||||||||||
 |  | | |  |  |  | | | | |  | | | | | |  | | | | | | | |
 | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:05 | — | 9:07 |
1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 |
6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 7 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 5 | W 15 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 14 | WNW 13 | S 12 | W 13 | S 12 | S 12 | WNW 12 | S 14 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 |
 kJ | 18 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 36 | 92 | 125 | 106 | 508 | 1641 | 3 | 1724 | 3 | 3 | 861 | 4 | 1543 | 1334 | 1027 | 907 | 460 | 337 | 214 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | N 5 | N 5 | SW 13 | WNW 16 | W 15 | SW 12 | S 12 | — | S 12 | — | — | S 12 | — | S 14 | S 14 | S 12 | S 13 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 |
| kJ | 15 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 25 | 159 | 6 | 3 | — | 3 | — | — | 3 | — | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 16 | SW 13 | SW 13 | N 5 | SW 13 | SW 12 | — | SW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 20 | S 13 | S 13 | W 16 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 7 | 19 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 6 | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 3 | 3 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | W 13 | — | W 12 | W 12 | W 7 | W 12 | — | — | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SW 6 |
| kJ | 118 | 118 | 138 | 134 | 95 | 212 | 307 | 326 | 303 | 294 | 295 | 1778 | — | 1617 | 2053 | 376 | 1750 | — | — | 38 | 35 | 98 | 178 | 253 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 270 | 210 | 210 | 546 | 546 | 546 | 202 | 202 | 137 | 103 | 269 | 550 | 567 | 391 | 211 | 237 | 193 | 23 | 23 | 60 | 82 | 142 | 237 | 82 |
Best forecast wave conditions in South Cornwall | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Header Global | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)- Wind Speed (km/h)
FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website
The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Nanjizal surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.
Nearest