Priests Cove surfForecast / Cornwall (North) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Thursday 21 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
12.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Priests Cove today?

The current surf forecast for Priests Cove at 6PM is: 1.7m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 21). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 May)6.5ft (2.0m)11s
Afternoon (21 May)6ft (1.8m)11s
Evening (21 May)5.5ft (1.7m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat night, min 14°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sun
24
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
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
0
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
WSW
11
1.8
WSW
11
1.8
WSW
10
1.8
WSW
10
1.7
WSW
10
1.9
WSW
10
2
WSW
11
1.8
WSW
11
1.8
WSW
11
1.7
WSW
11
1.7
WSW
11
1.6
WSW
10
1.6
WSW
10
1.6
WSW
10
1.5
WSW
10
1.4
WSW
10
1.4
WSW
10
1.3
WSW
10
1.3
WSW
10
1.3
W
10
1.2
W
10
1.1
W
10
1.1
W
10
1
W
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
955
745
731
653
562
720
904
807
792
711
685
577
511
501
424
402
402
356
349
332
279
231
221
168
Wind (km/h)
20
S
25
SSE
25
SE
30
SE
25
SSE
20
SSE
15
S
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
15
S
10
SSE
5
WNW
5
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNE
10
N
10
N
15
N
20
N
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
15
NE
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:46AM4.84m
9:12PM4.97m
9:45AM4.48m
10:14PM4.65m
10:53AM4.19m
11:25PM4.41m
Low Tide
3:25PM0.75m
4:03AM0.74m
4:24PM1.03m
5:06AM0.99m
5:27PM1.24m
6:12AM1.15m
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part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:28
5:28
5:26
5:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:09
9:10
9:12
9:14
Temp °C
14
14
15
16
16
14
14
14
15
15
15
16
15
15
15
15
15
16
16
16
16
17
18
17
10
10
11
11
11
11
12
12
13
13
13
15
15
15
14
14
14
15
14
13
13
14
15
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
WSW
11
1.8
WSW
11
1.8
WSW
10
1.8
WSW
10
1.7
WSW
10
1.9
WSW
10
2
WSW
11
1.8
WSW
11
1.8
WSW
11
1.7
WSW
11
1.7
WSW
11
1.6
WSW
10
1.6
WSW
10
1.6
WSW
10
1.5
WSW
10
1.4
WSW
10
1.4
WSW
10
1.3
WSW
10
1.3
WSW
10
1.3
W
10
1.2
W
10
1.1
W
10
1.1
W
10
1
W
9
Energy kJ
955
745
731
653
562
720
904
807
792
711
685
577
511
501
424
402
402
356
349
332
279
231
221
168
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
15
0.2
SSW
15
0.2
SSW
15
0.2
SSW
15
0.1
SW
14
0.8
S
6
0.1
S
18
0.8
S
6
0.7
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.3
S
5
0.3
S
5
0.1
SW
14
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.2
SSW
14
Energy kJ
9
9
9
21
21
21
8
40
6
49
36
25
10
5
5
7
37
31
32
32
32
33
33
20
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
18
0.1
SW
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.3
ESE
4
0.2
SSW
14
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
13
0.2
SSE
5
Energy kJ
6
12
6
6
3
20
10
10
10
7
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SE
3
0.6
SE
4
0.4
ESE
4
0.8
S
6
0.2
NNE
2
0.3
NE
2
0.3
NE
3
0.3
NE
3
Energy kJ
6
12
5
47
1
1
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
Distance (km)
18
18
25
25
25
18
0
0
0
0
0
0
11
0
11
4
11
11
11
93
45
15
11
4
Best forecast wave conditions in North Cornwall
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
7
7
7
6
6
7
8
6
7
8
8
7
7
6
6
5
5
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