Nanjizal surfForecast / Cornwall (South) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Thursday 21 May 2026 BST
Forecast 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
12.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Nanjizal today?

The current surf forecast for Nanjizal at 12AM is: 1.9m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 May)6ft (1.9m)11s
Afternoon (22 May)6ft (1.8m)11s
Evening (22 May)5.5ft (1.7m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent

Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun morning, min 14°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Thu afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Fri night).

Thu
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sun
24
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height MapHeight MapHeight Map
Height MapHeight MapHeight Map
Height MapHeight MapHeight Map
Height MapHeight MapHeight Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
WSW
10
1.7
WSW
10
1.9
WSW
10
1.9
WSW
10
2.1
WSW
11
1.9
WSW
11
1.9
WSW
11
1.8
WSW
11
1.8
WSW
11
1.7
WSW
10
1.7
WSW
10
1.6
WSW
10
1.6
WSW
10
1.5
WSW
10
1.5
WSW
10
1.5
WSW
10
1.3
WSW
10
1.3
WSW
10
1.3
W
10
1.2
W
10
1.1
W
9
1.1
W
9
1
W
9
1
W
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
731
573
706
755
1011
854
839
757
705
596
585
510
500
416
416
416
342
335
326
273
217
207
164
164
Wind (km/h)
25
SE
30
SE
25
SSE
20
S
15
S
15
SSE
15
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SW
10
W
5
WNW
10
NNW
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
15
NE
10
E
10
E
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:12PM4.97m
9:45AM4.48m
10:14PM4.65m
10:53AM4.19m
11:25PM4.41m
12:10PM4.06m
Low Tide
3:25PM0.75m
4:03AM0.74m
4:24PM1.03m
5:06AM0.99m
5:27PM1.24m
6:12AM1.15m
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:28
5:26
5:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:08
9:10
9:12
9:13
Temp °C
14
15
16
14
14
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
14
14
15
16
16
16
16
17
18
17
18
19
9
10
11
11
12
13
13
13
13
14
14
14
13
13
14
15
14
13
12
14
15
14
17
18
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
WSW
10
1.7
WSW
10
1.9
WSW
10
1.9
WSW
10
2.1
WSW
11
1.9
WSW
11
1.9
WSW
11
1.8
WSW
11
1.8
WSW
11
1.7
WSW
10
1.7
WSW
10
1.6
WSW
10
1.6
WSW
10
1.5
WSW
10
1.5
WSW
10
1.5
WSW
10
1.3
WSW
10
1.3
WSW
10
1.3
W
10
1.2
W
10
1.1
W
9
1.1
W
9
1
W
9
1
W
9
Energy kJ
731
573
706
755
1011
854
839
757
705
596
585
510
500
416
416
416
342
335
326
273
217
207
164
164
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
15
0.2
SSW
15
0.2
SSW
15
0.2
SSW
15
0.2
SSW
14
0.9
S
6
0.3
ESE
4
0.7
S
6
0.7
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
5
0.2
SSE
5
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
Energy kJ
21
21
21
21
20
50
3
39
36
16
10
5
2
24
18
19
19
20
20
20
20
20
19
18
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.3
ESE
4
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSE
5
0.1
S
5
Energy kJ
6
6
20
20
3
20
19
19
25
19
2
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SE
4
0.8
SSW
6
0.3
NNE
2
0.3
NE
2
0.3
NE
3
0.3
NE
3
0.3
ENE
2
0.4
ESE
3
Energy kJ
13
53
1
1
1
1
1
3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
30
29
30
24
9
3
23
3
3
23
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
17
17
17
17
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Cornwall
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
5
7
7
7
6
6
6
5
6
7
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
6
6
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder

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 locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest