Priests Cove surfForecast / Cornwall (North) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Sunday 03 May 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
11.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Priests Cove today?

The current surf forecast for Priests Cove at 12PM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 May)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Afternoon (03 May)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Evening (03 May)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun morning, min 10°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
3
Monday
4
Tuesday
5
Wed
6
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
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
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)
0.4
WNW
8
0.4
WNW
8
0.4
WNW
7
0.4
WNW
7
0.4
WNW
7
0.4
WNW
8
0.4
WNW
8
0.5
W
8
0.5
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.4
WNW
9
0.7
N
6
0.8
N
6
1
N
5
1.1
N
5
1
N
5
1.2
N
5
1.2
N
5
1.2
N
5
1.1
N
5
0.9
NNE
5
0.8
N
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
23
20
17
16
16
21
22
36
40
39
40
42
27
31
39
53
65
52
78
85
78
62
42
31
Wind (km/h)
0
WSW
0
W
5
SSE
10
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
5
SSE
5
ENE
5
E
5
NE
5
ENE
0
SE
5
N
20
N
20
N
25
N
20
NNE
25
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
N
25
N
25
N
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
High Tide
6:22AM5.05m
6:38PM5.09m
6:55AM4.92m
7:11PM4.96m
7:29AM4.72m
7:45PM4.76m
Low Tide
12:47PM0.61m
1:06AM0.62m
1:19PM0.74m
1:41AM0.78m
1:54PM0.93m
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
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5:56
5:54
5:52
5:50
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8:44
8:45
8:46
8:47
2
1
1
Temp °C
11
12
12
13
12
12
12
12
11
11
11
12
12
12
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
10
11
12
11
11
9
10
11
11
10
10
10
12
11
9
7
6
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
4
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WNW
8
0.4
WNW
8
0.4
WNW
7
0.4
WNW
7
0.4
WNW
7
0.4
WNW
8
0.4
WNW
8
0.5
W
8
0.5
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.4
WNW
9
0.4
WNW
9
0.3
WNW
9
0.3
WNW
9
0.3
WNW
9
0.3
WNW
9
0.3
WNW
8
0.3
WNW
8
0.3
WNW
8
0.3
WNW
8
0.4
WNW
8
0.3
WNW
8
Energy kJ
23
20
17
16
16
21
22
36
40
39
40
42
27
26
16
16
16
15
14
13
13
13
26
13
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
5
0.3
SW
5
0.2
WSW
5
0.1
SW
4
0.1
NW
10
0.2
SSW
3
0.2
SSW
3
0.2
N
3
0.3
N
4
0.2
N
4
0.3
N
5
0.4
NNW
5
0.4
NNW
5
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
12
Energy kJ
7
4
2
1
4
1
1
1
2
1
4
9
8
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
6
6
6
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
14
0.2
N
3
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
8
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
7
0.3
NNW
6
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
6
0.1
S
6
Energy kJ
8
8
8
8
1
2
2
2
2
7
7
7
7
7
6
3
3
6
2
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
4
0.3
SW
3
0.2
WSW
3
0.7
N
6
0.8
N
6
1
N
5
1.1
N
5
1
N
5
1.2
N
5
1.2
N
5
1.2
N
5
1.1
N
5
0.9
NNE
5
0.8
N
5
Energy kJ
3
1
1
31
39
53
65
52
78
85
78
62
42
31
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
4
189
189
401
523
189
4
4
4
4
4
4
11
211
190
61
49
212
116
277
250
212
221
250
Best forecast wave conditions in North Cornwall
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
8
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