Priests Cove surfForecast / Cornwall (North) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Saturday 02 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
11.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Priests Cove today?

The current surf forecast for Priests Cove at 11AM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 02). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 May)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Afternoon (02 May)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Evening (02 May)1.5ft (0.5m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Sat morning, min 11°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
2
Sunday
3
Monday
4
Tue
5
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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
Period (s)
0.5
W
10
0.4
WSW
10
0.4
W
10
0.3
WNW
11
0.4
WNW
10
0.5
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.4
WNW
8
0.4
WNW
8
0.4
WNW
7
0.4
WNW
7
0.4
WNW
6
0.4
WNW
8
0.5
W
8
0.5
W
8
0.5
WNW
9
0.6
WNW
9
0.5
WNW
9
0.5
W
9
0.4
WNW
9
0.4
WNW
9
0.4
WNW
9
0.7
N
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
51
32
30
22
31
43
41
39
23
20
17
15
14
23
35
36
45
65
48
43
27
26
27
22
Wind (km/h)
10
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
5
SSW
5
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WSW
5
W
5
WNW
10
NNE
5
NE
5
N
10
N
15
NNE
15
N
20
N
25
N
25
N
25
N
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
on
on
on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
5:48AM5.11m
6:05PM5.15m
6:22AM5.05m
6:38PM5.09m
6:55AM4.92m
7:11PM4.96m
Low Tide
12:16PM0.53m
00:33AM0.54m
12:47PM0.61m
1:06AM0.62m
1:19PM0.74m
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
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5:58
5:56
5:54
5:52
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8:42
8:44
8:45
8:46
1
1
Temp °C
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
11
11
11
12
12
12
12
11
11
11
11
11
12
12
11
11
10
9
8
9
10
11
11
11
9
10
10
11
11
11
10
10
10
9
8
8
8
8
6
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
10
0.5
SW
5
0.4
WSW
6
0.4
WSW
6
0.6
SW
6
0.5
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.4
WNW
8
0.4
WNW
8
0.4
WNW
7
0.4
WNW
7
0.4
WNW
6
0.4
WNW
8
0.5
W
8
0.5
W
8
0.5
WNW
9
0.6
WNW
9
0.5
WNW
9
0.5
W
9
0.4
WNW
9
0.4
WNW
9
0.4
WNW
9
0.3
WNW
9
Energy kJ
51
13
12
13
26
43
41
39
23
20
17
15
14
23
35
36
45
65
48
43
27
26
27
16
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
5
0.4
WSW
10
0.4
W
10
0.3
W
9
0.4
WNW
10
0.5
SW
6
0.4
SW
6
0.4
SW
5
0.4
SW
5
0.3
SW
5
0.2
WSW
5
0.2
WSW
5
0.2
WNW
10
0.1
SW
8
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
7
0.3
N
5
0.4
N
5
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
7
Energy kJ
12
32
30
16
31
15
11
7
7
4
2
2
10
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
4
8
2
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WNW
11
0.2
WNW
11
0.2
WNW
11
0.3
WNW
11
0.2
W
9
0.2
SSE
3
0.2
SSE
3
0.1
SW
15
0.1
NW
11
0.1
SW
4
0.1
SW
4
0.1
SW
4
0.1
W
8
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
Energy kJ
13
12
11
22
6
1
1
8
5
1
1
1
1
7
7
7
7
2
2
7
7
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
3
0.4
SSE
3
0.3
SSE
3
0.3
NNW
5
0.5
N
5
0.7
N
5
Energy kJ
2
3
2
5
12
22
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
25
187
187
4
4
11
11
189
187
4
281
211
4
4
4
11
11
4
11
23
211
189
66
Best forecast wave conditions in North Cornwall
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
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