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Priests Cove surfForecast / Cornwall (North) / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Tuesday 26 May 2026 BSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
12.5° 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: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 26). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (26 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
| Evening (26 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Priests Cove. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 26°C on Mon night, min 17°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | |
503 | 494 | 503 | 503 | 486 | 464 | 364 | 351 | 291 | 238 | 229 | 171 | 164 | 127 | 127 | 96 | 94 | 68 | 64 | 58 | 66 | 66 | 41 | 41 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | |
High Tide | 1:46AM4.33m | 2:21PM4.22m | 2:41AM4.41m | 3:09PM4.40m | 3:28AM4.52m | 3:51PM4.57m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:19AM1.18m | 8:43PM1.29m | 9:13AM1.11m | 9:35PM1.17m | 9:58AM1.02m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:17 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 15 |
24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 14 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | SW 4 | W 9 |
 kJ | 503 | 494 | 503 | 503 | 486 | 464 | 364 | 351 | 291 | 238 | 229 | 171 | 164 | 127 | 127 | 96 | 94 | 68 | 64 | 58 | 42 | 41 | 8 | 25 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 12 | SE 4 | — | SW 19 | SSE 12 | SW 19 | SSE 13 | SW 19 | N 4 | N 5 | NNW 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | NNE 5 | N 5 | N 5 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 9 | SW 4 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 5 | — | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 25 | 41 | 66 | 66 | 26 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 21 | S 21 | SW 12 | — | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 13 | S 5 | S 5 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | N 5 | N 5 | — | E 6 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 9 | 9 | 6 | — | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 31 | 49 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 27 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 41 | 41 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | SE 4 | E 4 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | E 4 | SSE 13 | E 4 | SE 5 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 2 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | — | — |
| kJ | 10 | 5 | 13 | 23 | 15 | 12 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 19 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 46 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 11 |
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