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Priests Cove surfForecast / Cornwall (North) / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Sunday 31 May 2026 BSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
14.5° C
(Which is 1.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Priests Cove today (31 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 May, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 12s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 May, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 12s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 May, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 11s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Priests Cove at 4PM is: 2.0m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 May) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (31 May) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (31 May) | 6ft (1.9m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Priests Cove. (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 15°C on Sun night, min 14°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sun afternoon, strong winds from the SW by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 31 | Monday 1 | Tuesday 2 | Wed 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 7 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | |
1117 | 1136 | 1098 | 959 | 914 | 804 | 790 | 731 | 718 | 730 | 778 | 237 | 692 | 678 | 783 | 752 | 637 | 829 | 977 | 1021 | 1005 | 963 | 1065 | 1544 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 5:42PM4.89m | 6:00AM4.77m | 6:18PM4.90m | 6:36AM4.72m | 6:54PM4.86m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:51AM0.83m | 00:13AM0.79m | 12:27PM0.82m | 00:50AM0.79m | 1:04PM0.86m | 1:28AM0.85m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — |
 | — | — | — | 9:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:23 | — | — | — | 9:24 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 |
11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 10 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 18 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 14 |
 kJ | 1117 | 1136 | 1098 | 959 | 914 | 804 | 790 | 731 | 718 | 33 | 33 | 237 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 17 | 17 | 7 | 17 | 12 | 21 | 78 | 110 | 199 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | — | SW 14 | — | — | S 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | S 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 61 | 54 | 51 | 53 | 52 | 53 | 73 | 53 | 53 | 41 | — | 32 | — | — | 6 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 18 | S 17 | S 17 | SW 16 | S 16 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 5 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 7 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 730 | 778 | 214 | 692 | 678 | 783 | 752 | 637 | 829 | 977 | 1021 | 1005 | 963 | 1065 | 1544 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 250 | 93 | 93 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 77 | 136 | 233 | 217 | 54 | 54 | 136 | 246 | 248 | 250 | 250 | 250 | 190 | 93 | 54 | 217 |
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