Priests Cove surfForecast / Cornwall (North) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Saturday 02 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
11.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Priests Cove today?

The current surf forecast for Priests Cove at 9AM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 02). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 May)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Afternoon (02 May)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Evening (02 May)1.5ft (0.5m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 12°C on Fri night, min 11°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
2
Sunday
3
Monday
4
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)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
10
0.5
W
10
0.4
WSW
10
0.4
W
10
0.3
WNW
11
0.4
WNW
10
0.5
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.4
WNW
9
0.4
WNW
8
0.4
WNW
8
0.4
WNW
7
0.4
WNW
7
0.5
W
7
0.5
W
6
0.5
W
8
0.6
W
9
0.6
WNW
9
0.6
W
9
0.6
W
10
0.5
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.4
WNW
9
0.4
WNW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
53
51
32
30
22
31
43
41
26
22
20
18
16
23
20
37
54
61
60
67
44
41
26
26
Wind (km/h)
10
S
10
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
15
SSE
5
S
5
WSW
5
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
WSW
10
SW
15
WSW
10
W
5
WNW
5
S
0
NW
5
NE
5
NNE
10
NNW
15
N
15
N
15
N
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
5:48AM5.11m
6:05PM5.15m
6:22AM5.05m
6:38PM5.09m
6:55AM4.92m
7:11PM4.96m
Low Tide
00:01AM0.53m
12:16PM0.53m
00:33AM0.54m
12:47PM0.61m
1:06AM0.62m
1:19PM0.74m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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5:58
5:56
5:54
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8:42
8:44
8:45
1
1
Temp °C
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
11
11
11
12
12
12
12
11
11
11
11
12
12
12
11
10
10
9
8
9
9
11
11
11
9
9
10
10
9
10
11
10
10
10
9
10
9
9
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
10
0.5
W
10
0.5
SW
5
0.4
SW
6
0.5
SW
6
0.5
SW
6
0.6
SW
6
0.5
W
9
0.4
WNW
9
0.4
WNW
8
0.4
WNW
8
0.4
WNW
7
0.4
WNW
7
0.5
W
7
0.5
W
6
0.5
W
8
0.6
W
9
0.6
WNW
9
0.6
W
9
0.6
W
10
0.5
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.4
WNW
9
0.4
WNW
9
Energy kJ
53
51
13
8
16
16
20
41
26
22
20
18
16
23
20
37
54
61
60
67
44
41
26
26
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
5
0.5
SW
5
0.4
WSW
10
0.4
W
10
0.3
W
9
0.4
WNW
10
0.5
W
9
0.4
SW
6
0.4
SW
5
0.4
SW
5
0.3
SW
5
0.2
WSW
5
0.2
WSW
4
0.1
SW
4
0.1
SW
4
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
8
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
8
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
7
0.2
N
5
0.1
SW
7
Energy kJ
8
12
32
30
16
31
43
11
7
7
4
2
2
1
1
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WNW
12
0.2
WNW
11
0.2
WNW
11
0.2
WNW
11
0.3
WNW
11
0.2
W
9
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
7
0.1
S
14
0.1
W
7
0.1
SW
8
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
13
Energy kJ
27
13
12
11
22
6
1
1
1
8
8
2
4
1
3
7
7
7
7
2
7
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
3
0.4
SE
3
0.4
SE
3
0.5
N
5
Energy kJ
5
3
3
13
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
25
187
187
4
4
11
4
189
189
4
250
401
245
4
4
4
0
4
11
11
11
23
Best forecast wave conditions in North Cornwall
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
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