Priests Cove surfForecast / Cornwall (North) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Saturday 02 May 2026 BST
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Priests Cove surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Priests Cove sea temperature is
11.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Priests Cove today?

The current surf forecast for Priests Cove at 5PM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 02). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 May)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Afternoon (02 May)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Evening (02 May)1.5ft (0.5m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon afternoon, min 11°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
2
Sunday
3
Monday
4
Tue
5
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
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
W
10
0.3
WNW
11
0.4
WNW
10
0.5
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.4
WNW
8
0.4
WNW
8
0.4
WNW
7
0.4
WNW
7
0.4
WNW
7
0.5
W
8
0.5
W
8
0.5
W
8
0.5
WNW
9
0.5
WNW
9
0.5
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.7
N
6
0.9
N
5
0.9
N
5
0.9
N
5
0.9
N
5
0.9
N
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
30
22
31
43
41
39
23
20
17
16
17
33
35
36
45
45
40
41
29
46
45
45
41
37
Wind (km/h)
20
SE
20
SSE
15
SSE
5
S
5
SW
5
W
5
W
5
WNW
5
NW
10
W
5
WNW
0
W
0
W
5
SE
0
ENE
5
ENE
10
E
5
NE
10
N
20
N
25
NNE
20
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
High Tide
6:05PM5.15m
6:22AM5.05m
6:38PM5.09m
6:55AM4.92m
7:11PM4.96m
Low Tide
12:16PM0.53m
00:33AM0.54m
12:47PM0.61m
1:06AM0.62m
1:19PM0.74m
1:41AM0.78m
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
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5:58
5:56
5:54
5:52
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8:42
8:44
8:45
8:46
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
11
11
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
13
12
12
11
11
11
9
8
10
11
11
11
12
12
10
9
11
11
11
11
12
11
10
11
11
8
7
7
7
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WSW
6
0.4
WSW
6
0.4
WSW
6
0.5
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.4
WNW
8
0.4
WNW
8
0.4
WNW
7
0.4
WNW
7
0.4
WNW
7
0.5
W
8
0.5
W
8
0.5
W
8
0.5
WNW
9
0.5
WNW
9
0.5
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.4
WNW
9
0.4
WNW
9
0.3
WNW
9
0.3
WNW
9
0.3
WNW
9
0.3
WNW
9
Energy kJ
12
13
14
43
41
39
23
20
17
16
17
33
35
36
45
45
40
41
27
26
16
16
16
15
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
W
10
0.3
W
9
0.4
WNW
10
0.5
SW
6
0.4
SW
6
0.4
SW
5
0.4
SW
5
0.3
SW
5
0.2
WSW
5
0.2
WSW
4
0.1
SW
4
0.1
SW
4
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
8
0.2
N
4
0.2
N
4
0.3
N
5
0.5
N
5
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
7
Energy kJ
30
16
31
16
8
7
7
4
2
2
1
1
2
3
1
1
4
14
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WNW
11
0.3
WNW
11
0.2
W
9
0.2
SSE
3
0.2
SSE
3
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
4
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
12
Energy kJ
11
22
6
1
1
1
1
1
8
8
8
1
2
2
2
2
7
7
7
7
7
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSE
2
0.3
SSE
3
0.3
SSE
3
0.7
N
6
0.9
N
5
0.9
N
5
0.9
N
5
0.9
N
5
0.9
N
5
Energy kJ
1
2
2
29
46
45
45
41
37
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
152
116
4
11
4
4
4
189
187
274
401
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
23
23
190
66
211
211
Best forecast wave conditions in North Cornwall
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
2
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
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