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Priests Cove surfForecast / Cornwall (North) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Tuesday 20 Jan 2026 GMT
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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
10.6° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Priests Cove today?

The current surf forecast for Priests Cove at 1PM is: 3.0m 15s primary swell from a West direction and 2.5m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am January 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jan)8ft (2.5m)16s
Afternoon (20 Jan)10ft (3.0m)15s
Evening (20 Jan)11ft (3.5m)14s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Fri
23
3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
1
0
1
1
1
2
3
2
5
0
!
0
!
5
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.5
WNW
3
W
3
W
3
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
3
W
2.5
W
2.2
W
1.9
W
1.8
W
2.5
S
2.5
SSW
1.8
WSW
4
WSW
5.5
W
6.5
W
6
W
5.5
W
4.5
W
4
W
3
W
Period(s) (?)16161615151414141313131313910161617161615141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)352930723236402743843972440446083287248316841245110497313281631917917792204821777514811872359453048
Wind
(km/h)
55
SSE
65
SSE
25
WSW
20
WNW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
35
SSW
40
S
45
SE
45
S
35
S
35
S
30
S
20
SSE
15
SW
20
WSW
25
NW
45
WNW
40
W
30
WSW
25
S
55
SE
65
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
on		oncross-
on		crosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
on		onononcross-
on		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:52PM
4.98
6:09AM
5.29
6:27PM
5.04
6:44AM
5.34
7:03PM
5.04
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:11PM
0.49
12:22AM
0.48
12:46PM
0.42
12:56AM
0.46
1:22PM
0.42
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Fri
23
Sunrise--8:11-------8:10-------8:08-----
Sunset----4:54-------4:57-------4:59---
cloud
light rain
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
clear
clear
rain showers
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
mod rain
Rain (mm)
-21391--1-23211122-1----8
Temp. °C1010889999991211101010999999998
Feels °C (?)-2-32321110-144235544-1012-2-5
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