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Priests Cove surfForecast / Cornwall (North) / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Thursday 30 Apr 2026 BSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
11.9° 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 11PM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm April 30). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.5m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (30 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 11s |
| Evening (30 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Priests Cove. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Thu afternoon, light winds from the SSW by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 30 | Friday 1 | Saturday 2 | Sun 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 5 | W 6 | |
114 | 110 | 104 | 102 | 102 | 104 | 112 | 119 | 86 | 85 | 83 | 53 | 51 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 33 | 46 | 43 | 39 | 35 | 30 | 42 | 99 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 4:59PM5.01m | 5:14AM5.09m | 5:32PM5.12m | 5:48AM5.11m | 6:05PM5.15m | 6:22AM5.05m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:28PM0.59m | 11:44AM0.51m | 00:01AM0.53m | 12:16PM0.53m | 00:33AM0.54m | 12:47PM0.61m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:42 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:44 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
7 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 11 | SE 6 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
 kJ | 114 | 110 | 43 | 102 | 102 | 104 | 112 | 119 | 86 | 85 | 83 | 53 | 51 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 22 | 19 | 43 | 39 | 35 | 30 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | W 10 | SE 6 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | — | — | — | SW 15 | — | SW 15 |
| kJ | 82 | 81 | 104 | 19 | 69 | 67 | 66 | 42 | 37 | 36 | 35 | 27 | 13 | 31 | 30 | 16 | 33 | 46 | — | — | — | 8 | — | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | — | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SSE 3 | — | — | S 15 | SW 15 | — | SW 15 | — |
| kJ | 16 | 8 | 80 | 77 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 12 | 12 | 23 | 2 | — | — | 4 | 8 | — | 8 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | S 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | — | S 3 | SSE 3 | — | — | SW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | W 5 | W 6 |
| kJ | 124 | 53 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 18 | 20 | — | 5 | 4 | — | — | 14 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 42 | 99 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 217 | 24 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 25 | 25 | 40 | 25 | 25 | 11 | 211 | 211 | 189 | 189 | 274 | 401 |
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