- Forecast
- Maps
- Live
- Weather State
- Spot Information
Surf Forecasts:
Priests Cove surfForecast / Cornwall (North) / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Wednesday 27 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
13.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Priests Cove today (28 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 May, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Priests Cove at 2AM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 27). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (28 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
| Evening (28 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Priests Cove. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 27 | Thursday 28 | Friday 29 | Sat 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | W 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | |
127 | 127 | 96 | 94 | 68 | 64 | 42 | 66 | 66 | 41 | 41 | 65 | 57 | 57 | 60 | 75 | 103 | 126 | 156 | 290 | 273 | 235 | 196 | 173 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 3:09PM4.40m | 3:28AM4.52m | 3:51PM4.57m | 4:09AM4.62m | 4:30PM4.72m | 4:47AM4.71m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:35PM1.17m | 9:58AM1.02m | 10:20PM1.04m | 10:38AM0.93m | 11:00PM0.92m | 11:15AM0.87m | ||||||||||||||||||
 | |  | | |  | | | | |  |  | | | | | | | | | | | |  | |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — |
 | — | 9:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:19 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:21 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 |
16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | WSW 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 |
 kJ | 127 | 127 | 96 | 94 | 68 | 64 | 42 | 42 | 41 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 26 | 36 | 40 | 61 | 97 | 106 | 124 | 290 | 273 | 235 | 196 | 173 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | N 5 | NNE 5 | N 5 | N 5 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | W 14 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 25 | 41 | 66 | 66 | 41 | 41 | 65 | 57 | 57 | 60 | 75 | 103 | 126 | 156 | 91 | 93 | 89 | 80 | 89 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | N 5 | N 5 | — | E 5 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 11 | WNW 8 | W 8 | WSW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 11 | SW 11 | W 16 | W 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 49 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 27 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 58 | 61 | 62 | 64 | 65 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 38 | 77 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 4 | S 3 | S 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 24 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 18 | 19 | 277 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 18 |
Best forecast wave conditions in North Cornwall | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Header Global | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)- Wind Speed (km/h)
FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website
The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Priests Cove surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.
Nearest