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Priests Cove surfForecast / Cornwall (North) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Tuesday 17 Feb 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
10.5° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Priests Cove today?

The current surf forecast for Priests Cove at 9PM is: 1.9m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm February 17). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Feb)--
Afternoon (17 Feb)8ft (2.5m)13s
Evening (17 Feb)6ft (1.9m)12s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
0
3
3
3
2
2
2
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 (?)
2.5
W
2.3
W
1.9
W
1.8
W
2.1
WSW
2.3
WSW
2.4
WSW
2.3
WSW
2.5
W
3
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
5
W
6
W
5.5
W
6
WNW
5
WNW
4.5
WNW
3.5
W
3
W
3
W
3
WSW
3.5
WSW
3.5
WSW
Period(s) (?)131212121211111111121212141514141312121211111010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)23451544101991111851216133611641616275931293563832315891133121267085645620376126042071174220072062
Wind
(km/h)
35
SE
45
SE
50
ESE
15
ESE
10
S
15
SE
25
SE
15
SSE
15
W
50
NW
55
WNW
35
NW
40
NW
45
NW
60
NW
60
NW
50
NW
45
WNW
35
WNW
30
WSW
40
SW
45
SW
40
WSW
40
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		offoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
on		onononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		ononononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:57PM
5.05
5:13AM
5.42
5:31PM
5.28
5:47AM
5.61
6:05PM
5.41
6:22AM
5.67
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:25PM
0.37
11:47AM
0.21
11:59PM
0.20
12:21PM
0.09
12:33AM
0.14
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Sunrise------7:28-------7:26-------7:24-
Sunset5:43-------5:45-------5:45-------
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light rain
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
26211-4213----1---------
Temp. °C8781011111011111099999999101010111111
Feels °C (?)1-3-37985880-211-1-4-4-2-1231233
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