Priests Cove surfForecast / Cornwall (North) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Thursday 15 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: 4.0m 17s primary swell from a West direction and 1.4m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am January 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jan)6ft (1.8m)20s
Afternoon (15 Jan)13ft (4.0m)18s
Evening (15 Jan)11ft (3.5m)17s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
6
6
4
0
0
0
2
0
0
5
0
5
4
4
4
4
3
2
3
3
4
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
WNW
3
WNW
4
W
4
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
3
W
3.5
W
4.5
W
4.5
W
4.5
W
4.5
W
4
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
3
W
3
W
2.5
W
2.4
W
2.2
W
2
W
1.8
W
Period(s) (?)201918171716161616161515151515141413131312121211
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)253556831014888637355613456475254476558468933995694588284678355704458363730422345165613441074783
Wind
(km/h)
5
NW
5
N
15
WNW
20
WSW
30
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
30
SW
35
SSW
40
SSW
30
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
S
25
S
25
S
20
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
15
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
glassoncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:40PM
4.02
3:04AM
4.22
3:26PM
4.24
3:47AM
4.49
4:06PM
4.48
4:25AM
4.75
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:42AM
1.58
9:06PM
1.46
9:35AM
1.33
9:53PM
1.21
10:19AM
1.07
10:34PM
0.96
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Sunrise8:15-------8:15-------8:14-------
Sunset--4:47-------4:49-------4:51-----
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cloud
cloud
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cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C10101010109910101010910101010101010101010109
Feels °C (?)886530132131235544456676
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