Priests Cove surfForecast / Cornwall (North) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Wednesday 27 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
12.8° 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 4AM is: 1.0m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 27). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 May)3ft (0.9m)10s
Afternoon (27 May)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Evening (27 May)2.5ft (0.7m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Tue night, min 12°C on Thu afternoon). Mainly fresh winds.

Wednesday
27
Thursday
28
Friday
29
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
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
W
11
1
W
11
1
W
11
0.9
W
10
0.9
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.7
W
10
0.7
W
10
0.6
W
10
0.6
W
9
0.3
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
16
0.6
W
12
0.7
WSW
11
0.8
WSW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
291
238
229
171
164
130
127
96
94
68
64
42
66
66
41
41
40
57
57
60
75
103
128
158
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
15
E
20
E
30
ESE
30
ESE
20
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
S
20
SSW
20
WSW
25
W
10
W
15
W
15
WNW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:41AM4.41m
3:09PM4.40m
3:28AM4.52m
3:51PM4.57m
4:09AM4.62m
4:30PM4.72m
Low Tide
9:13AM1.11m
9:35PM1.17m
9:58AM1.02m
10:20PM1.04m
10:38AM0.93m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:22
5:20
5:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:16
9:17
9:19
Temp °C
25
24
20
18
19
18
17
16
15
15
15
16
15
14
12
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
25
22
17
14
15
15
15
14
13
13
13
13
13
11
8
13
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
W
11
1
W
11
1
W
11
0.9
W
10
0.9
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.7
W
10
0.7
W
10
0.6
W
10
0.6
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.4
WNW
9
0.4
W
9
0.4
W
9
0.4
W
8
0.5
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.6
W
12
0.7
W
7
0.8
WSW
11
Energy kJ
291
238
229
171
164
130
127
96
94
68
64
42
42
41
26
25
24
22
10
12
13
103
46
158
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
19
0.2
N
3
0.3
N
4
0.3
N
4
0.4
N
5
0.4
N
5
0.4
N
5
0.4
NNE
5
0.3
NNE
5
0.3
N
5
0.2
SSW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.4
SW
4
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.5
W
12
0.6
W
6
0.7
WSW
11
0.8
W
7
Energy kJ
15
1
3
3
7
8
8
8
5
4
25
41
66
66
41
41
40
4
57
60
75
27
128
68
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
19
0.2
S
5
0.1
SW
18
0.2
SSW
18
0.3
SW
18
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
N
5
0.2
N
5
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
12
0.1
S
11
0.4
SW
15
0.3
W
8
0.3
WSW
13
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
Energy kJ
7
15
2
12
31
49
30
30
30
27
2
2
6
6
6
2
57
12
34
62
62
64
65
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
5
0.2
SSE
5
0.3
ESE
4
0.7
SE
4
0.9
ESE
4
0.7
SE
5
0.5
SE
5
0.4
SSE
5
0.4
S
5
0.4
SSW
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.5
SSW
4
0.6
SSW
4
0.6
SW
4
0.6
SW
4
0.5
SW
4
0.4
W
5
Energy kJ
5
3
3
16
35
21
11
8
7
3
4
4
7
10
10
11
8
7
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
Distance (km)
0
4
0
46
189
25
18
0
0
0
0
40
19
19
250
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
Best forecast wave conditions in North Cornwall
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
7
9
9
7
8
6
6
9
9
9
7
9
8
7
7
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
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