Priests Cove surfForecast / Cornwall (North) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Monday 27 Apr 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
11.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Priests Cove today?

The current surf forecast for Priests Cove at 2AM is: 1.1m 5s primary swell from a North direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm April 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)15s
Afternoon (28 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)14s
Evening (28 Apr)3ft (0.9m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon afternoon, min 9°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Mon afternoon, near gales from the E by Wed night).

Mon
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thu
30
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)
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)
0.5
W
8
0.6
WSW
8
1.1
N
5
1.2
N
5
1.1
N
5
0.4
W
15
0.5
W
15
0.6
W
14
0.8
W
14
0.9
W
13
0.9
W
13
1.1
W
13
1.1
W
12
1.1
W
12
1.1
W
12
1
W
12
1
W
12
0.9
W
12
0.8
W
12
0.6
WNW
16
0.5
WNW
16
0.5
WNW
16
0.7
W
11
0.7
W
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
34
49
53
75
69
74
106
146
232
280
272
377
359
365
365
287
282
225
172
206
142
138
133
123
Wind (km/h)
20
NNE
25
NNE
35
NNE
30
NNE
25
NE
30
NE
25
NE
30
ENE
25
ENE
30
NE
35
NE
40
NE
40
NE
35
ENE
45
ENE
50
E
55
E
55
E
60
E
60
E
55
ESE
45
ESE
45
ESE
35
ESE
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
2:59PM4.31m
3:18AM4.63m
3:45PM4.59m
4:01AM4.84m
4:23PM4.83m
4:39AM4.99m
Low Tide
9:24PM1.13m
9:54AM0.85m
10:12PM0.90m
10:36AM0.68m
10:52PM0.72m
11:11AM0.56m
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
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6:05
6:03
6:01
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8:34
8:36
8:37
8:38
1
1
1
1
2
3
7
4
1
Temp °C
14
14
12
10
12
11
10
11
11
12
12
10
9
9
10
10
12
13
13
13
12
11
11
11
9
9
5
4
7
5
4
4
5
6
5
2
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
1
1
2
2
3
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
8
0.6
WSW
8
0.6
WSW
8
0.6
WSW
8
0.5
WSW
8
0.5
WSW
8
0.5
W
15
0.6
W
14
0.8
W
14
0.9
W
13
0.9
W
13
1.1
W
13
1.1
W
12
1.1
W
12
1.1
W
12
1
W
12
1
W
12
0.9
W
12
0.8
W
12
0.8
W
11
0.7
W
11
0.7
W
11
0.7
W
11
0.7
W
11
Energy kJ
34
49
48
47
33
33
106
146
232
280
272
377
359
365
365
287
282
225
172
157
118
116
116
116
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
7
0.2
W
12
0.3
W
11
0.3
W
11
0.3
W
10
0.4
W
15
0.4
WSW
7
0.4
WSW
7
0.5
W
9
0.4
WSW
9
0.4
WSW
9
0.4
WSW
9
0.1
W
20
0.2
WNW
19
0.3
WNW
18
0.4
WNW
17
0.5
WNW
16
0.5
WNW
16
0.5
WNW
16
0.5
WNW
15
0.5
WNW
15
Energy kJ
14
11
22
21
18
74
21
21
42
28
28
27
8
34
62
112
149
142
138
133
123
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
W
12
0.2
ESE
5
0.2
ESE
5
0.2
W
17
0.3
W
16
0.3
W
10
0.3
W
10
0.3
W
10
0.3
W
9
0.1
W
7
0.3
ESE
6
0.2
WNW
19
0.4
WNW
18
0.4
NNE
6
0.6
WNW
16
0.4
WNW
16
0.4
NNE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.3
NE
6
Energy kJ
11
2
2
22
46
18
17
16
15
1
7
35
106
14
206
99
15
9
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNE
3
0.8
N
4
1.1
N
5
1.2
N
5
1.1
N
5
1.1
NNE
5
1.1
NNE
5
1.3
NNE
5
1.3
NNE
5
1.3
NNE
5
1.2
NNE
5
1.4
NE
5
1.6
NE
6
1.8
NE
6
2.1
ENE
6
2.2
E
9
2.5
E
9
2.5
E
9
2.5
E
9
2.5
E
6
2.5
ESE
6
2.2
ESE
6
1.9
ESE
6
1.7
ESE
6
Energy kJ
3
18
53
75
69
62
64
87
86
90
77
110
155
245
331
794
972
985
1064
587
548
348
229
180
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
Distance (km)
18
249
212
83
15
15
233
264
15
149
174
238
238
230
241
220
241
190
190
187
187
187
187
187
Best forecast wave conditions in North Cornwall
Rating
(10 max)
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
8
9
9
9
8
7
6
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
4
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