Priests Cove surfForecast / Cornwall (North) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm 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 12AM is: 4.0m 16s primary swell from a West direction and 3.5m 16s secondary swell from a West direction, 1.9m 9s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm January 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jan)--
Afternoon (16 Jan)13ft (4.0m)18s
Evening (16 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
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
0
0
0
2
2
0
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
4
W
4
W
3.5
W
4
W
3.5
WNW
3
W
3
W
3.5
W
4.5
W
4.5
W
4.5
W
4
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
1.6
W
1.5
W
Period(s) (?)181717161616161615151515151414131313121212111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1014888637284823957125200507058468767921488917782635752694379338328332382168113441074783596515
Wind
(km/h)
15
WNW
20
WSW
30
SW
35
WSW
35
SW
30
SW
35
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
25
S
25
S
20
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
10
ESE
10
E
5
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffglass
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)
9:06PM
1.46
9:35AM
1.33
9:53PM
1.21
10:19AM
1.07
10:34PM
0.96
10:59AM
0.83
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Sunrise------8:15-------8:14-------8:12-
Sunset4:47-------4:49-------4:51-------
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
--111-11211-------------
Temp. °C101010991010101010101010910101010101010999
Feels °C (?)653113223335545445566668
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