Priests Cove surfForecast / Cornwall (North) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Tuesday 28 Apr 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
11.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Priests Cove today?

The current surf forecast for Priests Cove at 12PM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am April 28). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)15s
Afternoon (28 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)14s
Evening (28 Apr)3ft (0.9m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (gales from the E on Wed night, calm by Thu night).

Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Fri
1
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
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
N
5
0.4
W
15
0.5
W
15
0.6
W
14
0.8
W
14
0.9
W
13
0.9
W
13
1.1
W
13
1.1
W
12
1.1
W
12
1.1
W
12
1
W
12
1
W
12
0.9
W
12
0.8
W
12
0.6
WNW
16
0.5
WNW
16
0.5
WNW
16
0.7
W
11
0.7
W
11
0.7
W
11
0.7
W
11
0.7
W
10
0.7
W
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
71
74
106
146
232
280
272
377
359
365
365
287
282
225
172
206
142
138
126
116
114
110
104
102
Wind (km/h)
20
NE
30
NE
35
NE
30
NE
25
ENE
30
NE
35
NE
40
NE
40
NE
40
ENE
50
ENE
55
E
55
E
55
E
60
E
60
E
50
ESE
50
ESE
45
ESE
45
ESE
35
ESE
30
ESE
20
ESE
10
SE
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
3:45PM4.59m
4:01AM4.84m
4:23PM4.83m
4:39AM4.99m
4:59PM5.01m
Low Tide
9:54AM0.85m
10:12PM0.90m
10:36AM0.68m
10:52PM0.72m
11:11AM0.56m
11:28PM0.59m
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
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6:05
6:03
6:01
5:58
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8:36
8:37
8:38
8:40
1
2
3
3
1
3
2
1
Temp °C
13
11
10
11
12
12
11
10
9
9
9
12
11
13
12
12
12
11
11
11
12
12
12
12
9
5
3
5
6
5
4
2
0
0
-2
1
-1
2
0
0
2
2
2
2
4
6
8
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
WSW
8
0.5
WSW
8
0.5
W
15
0.6
W
14
0.8
W
14
0.9
W
13
0.9
W
13
1.1
W
13
1.1
W
12
1.1
W
12
1.1
W
12
1
W
12
1
W
12
0.9
W
12
0.8
W
12
0.7
W
11
0.7
W
11
0.7
W
11
0.7
W
11
0.7
W
11
0.7
W
11
0.7
W
11
0.7
W
10
0.7
W
10
Energy kJ
33
33
106
146
232
280
272
377
359
365
365
287
282
225
172
121
118
116
116
116
114
110
104
102
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
W
10
0.4
W
15
0.4
WSW
7
0.4
WSW
7
0.5
W
9
0.4
WSW
9
0.4
WSW
9
0.8
N
6
0.1
W
20
0.2
WNW
19
0.3
WNW
18
0.4
WNW
17
0.5
WNW
16
0.5
WNW
16
0.5
WNW
16
0.5
WNW
15
0.4
WNW
15
0.4
WNW
14
0.4
WNW
14
0.4
WNW
14
0.6
SE
5
Energy kJ
18
74
21
21
42
28
28
46
8
35
61
112
149
142
138
126
84
82
81
80
19
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
W
16
0.3
W
10
0.3
W
10
0.3
ESE
6
0.3
W
9
0.1
W
7
0.3
ESE
6
0.2
WNW
19
0.4
WNW
18
0.6
WNW
16
0.4
WNW
16
0.5
NE
6
0.3
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.3
NE
6
0.2
NNE
6
0.4
WNW
14
Energy kJ
46
18
17
6
15
1
7
35
106
206
99
19
5
8
5
3
77
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
N
5
1.1
NNE
5
1.3
NNE
5
1.3
NNE
5
1.4
NNE
5
1.4
NE
5
1.3
NNE
5
1.4
NE
5
1.6
NE
6
1.9
NE
6
2.2
ENE
6
2.5
E
9
2.5
E
9
2.4
E
9
2.5
E
9
3.5
ESE
9
3
ESE
7
2.3
ESE
6
2
ESE
6
1.7
ESE
6
1.4
ESE
5
1.1
SE
5
0.9
SE
4
0.4
SE
4
Energy kJ
71
62
77
86
110
119
83
110
155
252
393
1075
1088
901
1198
1848
740
415
262
180
102
53
27
4
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
1
1
Distance (km)
15
15
188
174
174
175
180
198
238
229
241
241
220
220
190
187
187
190
190
187
189
83
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in North Cornwall
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
5
8
8
9
9
8
7
7
7
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
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