Priests Cove surfForecast / Cornwall (North) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Saturday 30 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
14.3° C
(Which is 1.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Priests Cove today (30 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 May, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 May, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 May, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 12s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Priests Cove at 1PM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 May)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Afternoon (30 May)3ft (0.9m)13s
Evening (30 May)6.5ft (2.0m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sat morning, strong winds from the WNW by Mon night).

Saturday
30
Sunday
31
Monday
1
Tue
2
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)
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
W
10
1.1
W
10
1.1
W
10
1
W
9
1
W
13
1.8
W
12
2
W
12
2.1
W
12
2
W
12
2
W
12
1.9
W
12
2
W
12
2
W
12
2
W
12
1.9
W
11
1.8
W
11
1.8
W
11
1.7
WSW
11
1.4
W
11
1.3
W
11
1
W
11
2
WSW
10
1.8
WSW
10
1.8
WSW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
257
225
225
157
331
933
1103
1208
1098
1098
1010
1155
1098
1079
914
792
790
711
451
382
223
761
650
612
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
10
WNW
10
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
SW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
20
W
20
W
20
W
20
W
20
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
35
SSW
30
SW
35
SSW
20
WSW
20
SW
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
4:47AM4.71m
5:06PM4.83m
5:24AM4.76m
5:42PM4.89m
6:00AM4.77m
6:18PM4.90m
Low Tide
11:15AM0.87m
11:37PM0.83m
11:51AM0.83m
00:13AM0.79m
12:27PM0.82m
00:50AM0.79m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
rain showers
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:20
5:18
5:18
5:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:21
9:22
9:22
9:23
1
4
2
5
1
Temp °C
14
14
14
14
15
15
15
15
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
15
15
15
15
16
15
15
15
13
13
12
12
12
12
11
12
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
10
10
12
10
12
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
W
10
1.1
W
10
1.1
W
10
1
W
9
1.1
W
10
1.8
W
12
2
W
12
2.1
W
12
2
W
12
2
W
12
1.9
W
12
2
W
12
2
W
12
2
W
12
1.9
W
11
1.8
W
11
1.8
W
11
1.7
WSW
11
1.4
W
11
1.3
W
11
1
W
11
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
13
Energy kJ
257
225
225
157
216
933
1103
1208
1098
1098
1010
1155
1098
1079
914
792
790
711
451
382
223
32
29
28
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
15
0.5
W
14
1
W
13
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.3
SSW
14
Energy kJ
93
89
80
91
331
77
59
60
61
87
61
54
51
53
52
53
73
53
53
53
41
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
11
0.1
W
16
0.3
W
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
Energy kJ
5
5
38
57
77
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
5
1.4
SW
6
1.6
SW
6
2
WSW
10
1.8
WSW
10
1.8
WSW
10
Energy kJ
73
119
188
761
650
612
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
3
3
3
3
1
1
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
2
2
Distance (km)
11
11
11
19
54
19
19
19
45
55
93
93
271
211
18
18
18
18
77
91
231
182
54
19
Best forecast wave conditions in North Cornwall
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
6
8
7
7
7
7
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
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