Priests Cove surfForecast / Cornwall (North) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Tuesday 13 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 2PM is: 2.1m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 1.8m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am January 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jan)8ft (2.5m)11s
Afternoon (13 Jan)7ft (2.1m)12s
Evening (13 Jan)5ft (1.5m)11s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
0
1
1
0
1
1
3
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
5
9
8
6
0
2
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
W
2.3
W
2.1
W
1.8
WNW
1.5
W
1.4
W
1.3
W
1.1
W
1.6
W
1.5
W
1.4
W
1.3
W
1.1
W
2.1
WSW
1.9
W
2.4
WSW
1.9
WNW
3.5
W
4
W
4
W
3.5
W
3.5
WNW
3.5
WNW
3.5
W
Period(s) (?)111112121111111414131313121212112019181717161616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1603135111448975734573895089887926605513591302986136528119598987096477532627857845254
Wind
(km/h)
15
NW
20
N
30
N
35
NNE
30
NNE
25
N
20
NNE
10
NE
5
SE
15
S
25
SW
40
SW
45
SSW
30
W
20
W
15
W
5
SSE
10
ESE
10
NE
10
W
20
WSW
30
SW
35
WSW
35
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
offcross-
off
oncross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:39PM
3.77
1:16AM
3.82
1:45PM
3.84
2:15AM
3.99
2:40PM
4.02
3:04AM
4.22
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:20AM
1.78
6:56PM
1.74
7:35AM
1.75
8:07PM
1.66
8:42AM
1.58
9:06PM
1.46
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Sunrise8:17-------8:17-------8:15-------
Sunset--4:45-------4:45-------4:47-----
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
thunderstorm
rain showers
Rain (mm)
1-----------21--111--111
Temp. °C111099888777891010101099799999
Feels °C (?)853102344210145676453210
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