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Nanjizal surfForecast / Cornwall (South) / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Tuesday 12 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
12.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Nanjizal today?
The current surf forecast for Nanjizal at 1PM is: 0.2m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (12 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 5s |
| Evening (12 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Nanjizal. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 11°C on Tue morning, min 9°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the NW on Tue morning, strong winds from the WNW by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thursday 14 | Fri 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 8 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | |
28 | 35 | 31 | 31 | 58 | 66 | 66 | 113 | 444 | 794 | 1131 | 1121 | 1109 | 1150 | 1342 | 1221 | 1117 | 1028 | 862 | 735 | 539 | 503 | 306 | 270 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 2:02PM4.11m | 2:23AM4.46m | 2:55PM4.50m | 3:13AM4.83m | 3:41PM4.90m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:57AM1.31m | 8:18PM1.33m | 8:52AM0.99m | 9:13PM1.00m | 9:42AM0.66m | 10:04PM0.66m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:00 | — | 9:00 |
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Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 |
9 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
 kJ | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 17 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 51 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 306 | 270 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | W 9 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | WNW 12 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | — | S 6 | — | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 9 | 6 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 61 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 21 | 21 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | SSW 19 | W 9 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 13 | SSW 18 | — | — | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 35 | 6 | 15 | 14 | 32 | 30 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 4 | NW 5 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | N 6 | N 6 |
| kJ | 7 | 23 | 19 | 26 | 58 | 66 | 66 | 113 | 444 | 794 | 1131 | 1121 | 1109 | 1150 | 1342 | 1221 | 1117 | 1028 | 862 | 735 | 539 | 503 | 153 | 95 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 23 | 3 | 548 | 546 | 591 | 620 | 591 | 567 | 592 | 572 | 716 | 966 | 973 | 1135 | 311 | 311 | 137 | 137 | 271 | 271 | 424 | 270 | 118 | 195 |
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