Priests Cove surfForecast / Cornwall (North) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Tuesday 13 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 10PM is: 1.5m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 1.6m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm January 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jan)--
Afternoon (13 Jan)6.5ft (2.0m)12s
Evening (13 Jan)5ft (1.5m)11s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
1
1
2
3
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
5
9
7
6
4
3
0
0
2
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2
W
1.7
W
1.5
W
1.4
W
1.3
W
1.1
W
1.6
W
1.5
W
1.4
W
1.3
W
1.1
W
2.1
WSW
2.3
WSW
2.5
WSW
2
WNW
4
W
4
W
4
W
3.5
W
3.5
WNW
3.5
WNW
3.5
W
3
W
3.5
W
Period(s) (?)121211111114141313131212121120191817171616161616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1040763573457394508988792660551359128014961452287810118987010074786862785784557748265708
Wind
(km/h)
30
N
35
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNE
20
N
10
NNE
5
ESE
15
SSW
30
SW
40
SSW
40
SW
30
WSW
20
WSW
10
WSW
10
SSW
5
NE
5
NW
15
WSW
25
SW
30
SW
30
WSW
35
SW
30
SW
35
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrossglasscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:39PM
3.77
1:16AM
3.82
1:45PM
3.84
2:15AM
3.99
2:40PM
4.02
3:04AM
4.22
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:56PM
1.74
7:35AM
1.75
8:07PM
1.66
8:42AM
1.58
9:06PM
1.46
9:35AM
1.33
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Sunrise------8:17-------8:15-------8:15-
Sunset4:45-------4:45-------4:47-------
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
---------23---12---11111
Temp. °C998887778811101010988999991010
Feels °C (?)210233421024576665322132
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