Priests Cove surfForecast / Cornwall (North) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Sunday 18 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 2AM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm January 18). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jan)5.5ft (1.7m)11s
Afternoon (19 Jan)10ft (3.0m)17s
Evening (19 Jan)11ft (3.5m)16s

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

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Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
3
2
0
0
3
3
0
0
0
3
2
2
2
3
3
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
W
1.2
W
1.1
W
1.5
WSW
1.7
W
1.7
W
3
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
3
W
2.5
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.5
WNW
3
W
3.5
W
4
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
3
W
2.5
W
2.1
W
4
S
3
SSW
1.9
W
Period(s) (?)1010101211101716161616161615141414141413139913
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)282282237583646604575862105909515535293034327744265359570953374708343821821537220214951173
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSW
20
SSW
25
S
35
SSW
35
SSE
30
S
35
WNW
20
W
25
SSW
40
S
60
SSE
65
SSE
25
SW
35
SSW
45
SSW
45
SW
30
SW
25
S
35
SSE
40
SE
35
ENE
10
W
20
S
15
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
oncross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
oncross-
off
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:01AM
4.99
5:18PM
4.86
5:35AM
5.17
5:52PM
4.98
6:09AM
5.29
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:12PM
0.74
11:36AM
0.63
11:47PM
0.57
12:11PM
0.49
12:22AM
0.48
12:46PM
0.42
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Sunrise----8:11-------8:11-------8:10---
Sunset------4:53-------4:54-------4:57-
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
heavy rain
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
light rain
Rain (mm)
-----------514--1--1121-1
Temp. °C89991010899910107109910998891010
Feels °C (?)443233032-1-3-312-1-1331-11766
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