Priests Cove surfForecast / Cornwall (North) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Thursday 07 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
12.4° 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 3AM is: 0.2m 16s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 07). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 4s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 May)1ft (0.3m)15s
Afternoon (08 May)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Evening (08 May)1.5ft (0.5m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat morning, min 10°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the ENE by Sun morning).

Thu
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sun
10
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
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)
0.2
WNW
6
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
W
16
0.2
W
16
0.3
WNW
15
0.3
WNW
15
0.4
WNW
15
0.4
WNW
14
0.5
W
13
0.5
W
13
0.5
W
13
0.5
W
12
0.5
W
12
0.5
W
12
1
N
6
1.3
N
7
1.4
N
7
1.5
N
7
1.7
N
7
0.2
W
11
0.2
W
11
0.2
W
11
0.2
W
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3
10
10
5
20
44
42
71
62
92
89
86
78
75
73
73
149
189
222
279
9
9
9
9
Wind (km/h)
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
ESE
5
NE
5
NE
5
E
0
ESE
5
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
E
25
ENE
30
E
30
ENE
25
NE
25
NE
35
ENE
35
NE
40
ENE
35
NE
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:03PM4.27m
9:27AM3.95m
9:53PM4.05m
10:23AM3.75m
10:57PM3.91m
11:38AM3.67m
Low Tide
3:13PM1.37m
3:47AM1.45m
4:03PM1.57m
4:43AM1.61m
5:03PM1.71m
5:48AM1.65m
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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5:47
5:46
5:43
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8:50
8:51
8:52
8:53
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
12
11
11
11
11
11
11
12
12
13
13
12
13
12
13
14
14
14
14
14
12
11
10
11
10
9
8
9
10
10
10
12
10
10
8
6
7
6
7
9
8
8
9
9
4
3
2
4
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WNW
6
0.2
WNW
6
0.2
W
6
0.2
W
6
0.3
SE
4
0.3
WNW
15
0.3
WNW
15
0.4
WNW
15
0.4
WNW
14
0.5
W
13
0.5
W
13
0.5
W
13
0.5
W
12
0.5
W
12
0.6
N
5
1
N
6
1.3
N
7
1.4
N
7
0.6
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
7
0.2
W
11
0.2
W
11
0.2
W
11
0.8
ESE
8
Energy kJ
3
3
3
2
3
44
42
71
62
92
89
86
78
75
16
73
149
189
26
17
9
9
9
75
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
8
0.1
SW
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
16
0.2
W
6
0.2
ESE
4
0.2
W
5
0.2
W
5
0.2
E
4
0.2
W
5
0.2
WNW
5
0.2
W
5
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
9
0.5
W
12
0.7
ESE
6
0.4
WNW
12
0.7
ESE
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.3
W
11
0.2
SSE
6
0.1
S
6
0.1
SW
13
0.2
W
11
Energy kJ
2
2
1
5
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
6
6
73
28
46
34
7
21
3
1
7
9
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
9
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
8
0.2
W
16
0.2
W
5
0.1
SE
4
0.2
ESE
4
0.2
W
5
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.2
W
5
0.1
S
6
0.3
W
8
0.4
WNW
12
0.2
S
6
0.3
WNW
12
0.3
W
11
0.2
SSE
6
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
10
Energy kJ
2
10
10
2
20
2
1
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
13
47
3
26
22
4
7
7
7
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
3
0.2
ESE
3
0.4
SE
4
0.4
SE
4
0.2
E
4
0.4
ENE
3
0.6
ENE
3
0.9
E
5
0.9
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.7
ESE
6
0.4
ENE
3
1.5
N
7
1.7
N
7
1.8
NNE
7
1.9
NNE
7
2
NNE
7
2.2
NNE
7
Energy kJ
1
1
3
4
1
3
8
45
52
12
29
4
222
279
327
345
361
396
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
Distance (km)
398
398
376
376
362
4
4
0
4
0
24
15
49
49
46
4
24
49
221
360
506
272
535
249
Best forecast wave conditions in North Cornwall
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
8
7
6
6
6
7
5
5
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
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