Priests Cove surfForecast / Cornwall (North) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Sunday 31 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
14.5° C
(Which is 1.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Priests Cove today (31 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 May, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 12s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 May, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 12s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 May, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 11s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Priests Cove at 4PM is: 2.0m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 May)6.5ft (2.0m)12s
Afternoon (31 May)6.5ft (2.0m)12s
Evening (31 May)6ft (1.9m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun night, min 14°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sun afternoon, strong winds from the SW by Tue night).

Sun
31
Monday
1
Tuesday
2
Wed
3
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
0
0
1
1
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)
2
W
12
2
W
12
2
W
12
1.9
W
12
1.9
W
11
1.8
W
11
1.8
W
11
1.8
WSW
11
1.8
WSW
11
1.8
WSW
11
1.9
WSW
11
1.6
SW
7
1.9
WSW
10
1.9
WSW
10
2
W
10
2
W
10
2.1
W
8
2.4
W
8
2.5
W
9
2.5
W
9
2.4
W
9
2.3
W
10
2.4
WSW
10
3
WSW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1117
1136
1098
959
914
804
790
731
718
730
778
237
692
678
783
752
637
829
977
1021
1005
963
1065
1544
Wind (km/h)
20
W
20
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
20
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
35
SSW
30
SW
20
W
30
W
35
W
35
W
35
W
35
W
35
W
35
W
30
W
30
WSW
35
SW
40
SW
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
5:42PM4.89m
6:00AM4.77m
6:18PM4.90m
6:36AM4.72m
6:54PM4.86m
Low Tide
11:51AM0.83m
00:13AM0.79m
12:27PM0.82m
00:50AM0.79m
1:04PM0.86m
1:28AM0.85m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:18
5:18
5:16
5:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:22
9:22
9:23
9:24
1
1
4
1
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
14
14
14
14
14
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
15
11
11
11
11
11
11
12
11
11
11
10
11
12
10
8
8
8
7
7
8
9
9
8
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
W
12
2
W
12
2
W
12
1.9
W
12
1.9
W
11
1.8
W
11
1.8
W
11
1.8
WSW
11
1.8
WSW
11
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
1.1
W
10
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.1
SW
18
0.2
W
16
0.4
W
16
0.5
W
15
0.7
W
14
Energy kJ
1117
1136
1098
959
914
804
790
731
718
33
33
237
29
27
27
17
17
7
17
12
21
78
110
199
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.1
S
18
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
SW
17
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
Energy kJ
61
54
51
53
52
53
73
53
53
41
32
6
12
12
12
12
6
11
10
10
10
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
18
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
SW
16
0.1
S
16
Energy kJ
6
6
6
10
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
WSW
11
1.9
WSW
11
1.6
SW
7
1.9
WSW
10
1.9
WSW
10
2
W
10
2
W
10
2.1
W
8
2.4
W
8
2.5
W
9
2.5
W
9
2.4
W
9
2.3
W
10
2.4
WSW
10
3
WSW
10
Energy kJ
730
778
214
692
678
783
752
637
829
977
1021
1005
963
1065
1544
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
Distance (km)
250
93
93
19
19
19
18
18
77
136
233
217
54
54
136
246
248
250
250
250
190
93
54
217
Best forecast wave conditions in North Cornwall
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
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