Priests Cove surfForecast / Cornwall (North) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Thursday 16 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
11.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Priests Cove today?

The current surf forecast for Priests Cove at 8AM is: 4.5m 15s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am April 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Apr)15ft (4.5m)15s
Afternoon (16 Apr)13ft (4.0m)14s
Evening (16 Apr)11ft (3.5m)14s

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


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Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
5
4
3
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
4
WSW
4.5
WSW
4.5
W
4.5
W
4.5
W
4
W
4
W
3.5
W
3
W
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.4
W
2.3
W
2.2
W
2.2
W
2.1
W
Period(s) (?)121415151515141413131312121212121211111111111110
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)448081039183100378924744059734873351028102481250625172389247624052034173315041351119710661069937
Wind
(km/h)
45
SW
40
SW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
W
25
W
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
NNW
20
N
20
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunrise---6:28-------6:26-------6:24----
Sunset-------8:16-------8:19-------8:20
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------1-----------
Temp. °C1111111111111111111212111111111110101099101010
Feels °C (?)235566554554667755544555
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