Priests Cove surfForecast / Cornwall (North) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Thursday 07 May 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
12.4° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Priests Cove today?

The current surf forecast for Priests Cove at 5PM is: 0.2m 6s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 07). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 May)1ft (0.3m)6s
Afternoon (07 May)0.5ft (0.2m)6s
Evening (07 May)0.5ft (0.2m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 10°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, strong winds from the ENE by Sat night).

Thu
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sun
10
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
1
0
1
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)
0.3
WNW
6
0.2
WNW
6
0.2
WNW
6
0.1
SW
16
0.2
W
6
0.1
W
16
0.2
W
16
0.3
WNW
15
0.3
WNW
15
0.4
WNW
15
0.4
WNW
14
0.5
W
13
0.5
W
13
0.5
W
13
0.5
W
12
0.5
W
12
0.5
W
12
0.9
N
6
1
N
6
1.5
N
7
1.7
N
7
0.3
W
11
0.3
W
11
0.2
W
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
8
3
3
10
3
5
20
44
42
71
62
92
89
86
78
75
73
52
81
208
255
21
21
9
Wind (km/h)
15
SE
15
SE
15
E
10
ENE
10
E
5
NE
10
N
15
NNE
5
ENE
0
SE
5
NE
15
ENE
20
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
E
35
ENE
35
E
35
ENE
30
ENE
30
NE
25
NE
35
NE
40
ENE
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:42AM4.21m
9:03PM4.27m
9:27AM3.95m
9:53PM4.05m
10:23AM3.75m
10:57PM3.91m
Low Tide
3:13PM1.37m
3:47AM1.45m
4:03PM1.57m
4:43AM1.61m
5:03PM1.71m
5:48AM1.65m
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cloud
cloud
light rain
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light rain
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cloud
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5:48
5:47
5:46
5:43
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8:50
8:51
8:52
8:53
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
11
11
11
10
11
11
11
11
11
11
12
13
13
12
12
13
13
12
13
14
14
13
12
11
7
7
8
8
9
10
9
8
10
11
10
10
9
6
5
7
7
5
6
8
9
8
5
3
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WNW
6
0.2
WNW
6
0.2
WNW
6
0.2
WNW
6
0.2
ESE
4
0.3
SE
4
0.2
ESE
4
0.3
WNW
15
0.3
WNW
15
0.4
WNW
15
0.4
WNW
14
0.5
W
13
0.5
W
13
0.5
W
13
0.5
W
12
0.5
W
12
0.5
N
5
0.9
N
6
1
N
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.3
W
11
0.3
W
11
0.2
W
11
Energy kJ
8
3
3
3
1
3
2
44
42
71
62
92
89
86
78
75
11
52
81
25
14
21
21
9
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
8
0.1
SW
8
0.1
SW
8
0.2
W
6
0.2
W
6
0.2
WNW
6
0.2
WNW
5
0.2
WNW
5
0.2
E
4
0.2
W
5
0.2
WNW
5
0.2
WNW
5
0.2
W
5
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
9
0.5
W
12
0.4
WNW
12
0.4
WNW
12
0.3
WNW
12
0.3
W
11
0.2
SSE
5
0.2
S
5
0.1
SW
13
Energy kJ
2
2
2
3
2
3
3
3
1
2
2
2
2
6
6
73
47
46
26
22
3
2
7
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
8
0.1
W
9
0.1
SW
16
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
16
0.2
W
16
0.2
ESE
4
0.2
ESE
4
0.2
WNW
5
0.1
SE
4
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
S
14
0.3
W
8
0.2
W
8
0.2
W
8
0.3
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.1
W
8
0.1
SW
13
0.1
S
13
Energy kJ
3
2
10
1
5
20
2
1
2
1
1
2
2
4
13
5
5
7
6
1
7
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
2
0.2
ESE
3
0.2
ESE
3
0.2
E
4
0.4
ENE
3
0.7
E
3
0.9
E
5
1
E
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.9
E
6
1.5
N
7
1.7
N
7
1.8
NNE
6
1.7
NNE
7
2
NNE
7
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
2
10
45
66
43
60
208
255
282
261
331
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
221
398
398
376
376
376
362
4
4
0
4
0
4
49
49
49
49
46
190
190
249
249
339
221
Best forecast wave conditions in North Cornwall
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
4
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
5
5
6
7
7
6
8
7
6
5
7
7
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
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