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Priests Cove surfForecast / Cornwall (North) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Sunday 18 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 8PM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm January 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jan)--
Afternoon (18 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)11s
Evening (18 Jan)4ft (1.2m)10s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
2
0
0
3
2
0
0
2
3
0
0
0
0
4
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
W
1.3
W
1.2
W
1.2
W
1.2
W
1
W
1.9
WSW
2
W
1.8
WNW
3.5
W
3.5
W
3
W
2.5
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.5
WNW
3
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
4
WSW
3.5
W
3
W
2.5
W
2.4
W
2.1
W
Period(s) (?)111010101012101017161616161616151414141413131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4323452822822842668157921864586155774888352933413485478053434981678947793637256019821520
Wind
(km/h)
10
W
10
WSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
25
S
35
SSW
30
S
35
S
30
WNW
25
W
25
SSW
40
S
65
SSE
70
SSE
25
SW
35
S
45
SSW
45
SSW
45
SW
35
WSW
25
S
30
S
40
SSE
45
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on		crosscrosscross-
off		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		oncross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
off		crosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:43PM
4.69
5:01AM
4.99
5:18PM
4.86
5:35AM
5.17
5:52PM
4.98
6:09AM
5.29
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:12PM
0.74
11:36AM
0.63
11:47PM
0.57
12:11PM
0.49
12:22AM
0.48
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Sunrise------8:11-------8:11-------8:10-
Sunset4:52-------4:53-------4:54-------
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
Rain (mm)
-----1-11----6101-11--1-1
Temp. °C9889999108889101099109999999
Feels °C (?)65443123121-1-3-4320-1-11320-1
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