Priests Cove surfForecast / Cornwall (North) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Monday 27 Apr 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
11.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Priests Cove today?

The current surf forecast for Priests Cove at 6PM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm April 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Afternoon (27 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Evening (27 Apr)2ft (0.6m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon morning, min 9°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Mon morning, near gales from the E by Wed night).

Mon
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thu
30
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
0
0
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)
0.6
WSW
8
0.5
W
8
0.5
W
8
0.6
WSW
8
1.2
N
5
1.2
N
5
1.1
N
5
0.4
W
15
0.5
W
15
0.6
W
14
0.8
W
14
0.9
W
13
0.9
W
13
1.1
W
13
1.1
W
12
1.1
W
12
1.1
W
12
1
W
12
1
W
12
0.9
W
12
0.8
W
12
0.7
W
11
0.5
WNW
16
0.5
WNW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
50
33
34
49
66
78
71
75
106
146
232
280
272
377
359
365
365
287
282
225
172
121
142
137
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
10
NE
20
NNE
25
NNE
35
NNE
25
NNE
25
NE
30
NE
30
NE
25
ENE
25
NE
25
NE
35
NE
35
NE
35
ENE
40
ENE
55
ENE
60
E
50
E
50
E
60
E
60
E
50
ESE
50
ESE
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
2:59PM4.31m
3:18AM4.63m
3:45PM4.59m
4:01AM4.84m
4:23PM4.83m
4:39AM4.99m
Low Tide
9:03AM1.07m
9:24PM1.13m
9:54AM0.85m
10:12PM0.90m
10:36AM0.68m
10:52PM0.72m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
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6:07
6:05
6:03
6:01
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8:34
8:36
8:37
8:38
1
3
1
1
4
Temp °C
13
14
14
14
11
11
12
11
10
10
11
12
12
10
10
10
9
11
12
13
14
13
12
11
10
11
10
9
4
6
7
5
4
4
6
6
5
2
2
1
-2
-1
2
2
2
1
2
1
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
WSW
8
0.5
W
8
0.5
W
8
0.6
WSW
8
0.6
WSW
8
0.6
WSW
8
0.5
WSW
8
0.5
WSW
8
0.5
W
15
0.6
W
14
0.8
W
14
0.9
W
13
0.9
W
13
1.1
W
13
1.1
W
12
1.1
W
12
1.1
W
12
1
W
12
1
W
12
0.9
W
12
0.8
W
12
0.7
W
11
0.7
W
11
0.7
W
11
Energy kJ
50
33
34
49
48
47
33
33
106
146
232
280
272
377
359
365
365
287
282
225
172
121
118
116
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
13
0.4
SW
7
0.4
SW
7
0.2
W
12
0.3
W
11
0.3
W
11
0.3
W
10
0.4
W
15
0.4
WSW
7
0.4
WSW
7
0.5
W
9
0.4
WSW
9
0.4
WSW
9
0.4
WSW
9
0.8
N
6
0.1
W
20
0.2
WNW
19
0.3
WNW
18
0.4
WNW
17
0.4
WNW
16
0.5
WNW
16
0.5
WNW
16
Energy kJ
3
14
14
11
22
21
18
74
21
21
42
28
28
27
47
8
34
61
111
102
142
137
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
W
12
0.2
W
12
0.2
ESE
5
0.2
ESE
5
0.2
W
17
0.3
W
16
0.3
W
10
0.3
W
10
0.4
ESE
6
0.3
ESE
6
0.3
ESE
6
0.2
ESE
6
0.1
W
20
0.2
WNW
19
0.4
N
7
0.4
WNW
16
0.4
NNE
6
Energy kJ
12
11
2
2
22
46
18
17
11
7
7
4
8
35
14
99
16
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NNE
2
0.3
NNE
3
0.4
NNE
3
0.8
N
4
1.2
N
5
1.2
N
5
1.1
N
5
1.2
NNE
5
1.1
NNE
5
1.1
NNE
5
1.1
NNE
5
1.2
NNE
5
1.3
NNE
5
1.5
NNE
5
1.7
NE
6
2
ENE
6
2
ENE
6
2.4
E
9
2.5
E
9
2.4
E
9
2.4
E
9
3
ESE
9
2.5
ESE
6
2.2
ESE
6
Energy kJ
1
1
3
19
66
78
71
75
64
59
62
77
99
133
190
292
300
937
973
899
899
1181
571
339
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
3
3
3
Distance (km)
4
4
18
45
212
83
15
15
238
261
15
15
238
238
238
241
241
220
219
211
190
187
190
187
Best forecast wave conditions in North Cornwall
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
8
9
9
9
8
7
6
9
9
8
6
5
5
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