Priests Cove surfForecast / Cornwall (North) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Wednesday 20 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
12.2° 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 3PM is: 3.0m 13s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.0m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 May)13ft (4.0m)14s
Afternoon (20 May)10ft (3.0m)13s
Evening (20 May)8ft (2.5m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Wed morning, calm by Fri night).

Wed
20
Thursday
21
Friday
22
Sat
23
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
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
2
3
3
3
3
3
1
1
2
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
W
14
3.5
W
13
3
W
13
3
W
13
2.5
W
12
2.4
WSW
12
2.2
WSW
12
2.1
WSW
12
1.9
WSW
11
1.8
WSW
11
1.8
WSW
10
1.7
WSW
10
1.7
WSW
10
1.9
WSW
10
2
WSW
11
1.8
WSW
11
1.7
WSW
11
1.7
WSW
11
1.7
WSW
11
1.6
WSW
10
1.6
WSW
10
1.6
WSW
10
1.6
WSW
10
1.4
WSW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5372
3806
2790
2640
1866
1605
1379
1185
869
716
731
585
551
706
887
792
711
711
685
577
577
501
482
402
Wind (km/h)
35
SW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
25
S
30
S
30
S
25
S
20
S
25
SSE
25
SE
30
SE
25
SSE
20
S
15
S
10
S
15
S
15
S
10
S
5
SW
5
WNW
5
N
10
NNE
10
NE
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
glassy
cross
cross-off
High Tide
7:54AM5.19m
8:17PM5.29m
8:46AM4.84m
9:12PM4.97m
9:45AM4.48m
10:14PM4.65m
Low Tide
2:30PM0.48m
3:04AM0.47m
3:25PM0.75m
4:03AM0.74m
4:24PM1.03m
5:06AM0.99m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:30
5:28
5:28
5:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:07
9:09
9:10
9:12
Temp °C
13
13
13
14
14
14
15
15
15
15
16
17
17
14
14
14
15
15
15
15
15
16
15
15
7
8
9
10
9
9
10
10
11
11
11
12
12
11
12
13
14
13
14
14
14
16
13
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
W
14
3.5
W
13
3
W
13
3
W
13
2.5
W
12
2.4
WSW
12
0.1
SW
16
2.1
WSW
12
1.9
WSW
11
1.8
WSW
11
1.8
WSW
10
1.7
WSW
10
1.7
WSW
10
1.9
WSW
10
2
WSW
11
1.8
WSW
11
1.7
WSW
11
1.7
WSW
11
1.7
WSW
11
1.6
WSW
10
1.6
WSW
10
1.6
WSW
10
1.6
WSW
10
1.4
WSW
10
Energy kJ
5372
3806
2790
2640
1866
1605
10
1185
869
716
731
585
551
706
887
792
711
711
685
577
577
501
482
402
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
15
0.2
SSW
15
0.1
SW
14
0.9
S
6
0.8
S
6
0.8
S
6
0.7
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.2
SSE
5
0.2
SSE
5
Energy kJ
11
10
10
10
9
9
9
9
8
8
21
8
56
49
50
37
18
11
6
3
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
18
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
18
0.2
ESE
4
0.3
ESE
4
0.2
SSW
14
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
13
Energy kJ
6
12
12
2
3
20
10
10
10
10
7
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
S
7
2.2
WSW
12
0.7
SE
4
0.8
SSE
4
0.4
ESE
4
Energy kJ
112
1379
14
21
6
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
5
3
2
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
515
218
93
376
19
19
18
55
18
18
18
18
25
24
25
18
18
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in North Cornwall
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
3
2
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
7
7
8
6
5
5
5
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