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Priests Cove surfForecast / Cornwall (North) / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Monday 11 May 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
12.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Priests Cove today?
The current surf forecast for Priests Cove at 10PM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 19s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (11 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
| Evening (11 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Priests Cove. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 11°C on Mon afternoon, min 9°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, strong winds from the NW by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 11 | Tuesday 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thu 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
NNW 5 | NNW 5 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | NW 5 | NW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | |
38 | 35 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 32 | 49 | 49 | 76 | 60 | 80 | 281 | 620 | 871 | 969 | 926 | 912 | 931 | 868 | 817 | 775 | 716 | 610 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 1:25AM4.14m | 2:02PM4.11m | 2:23AM4.46m | 2:55PM4.50m | 3:13AM4.83m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:17PM1.59m | 7:57AM1.31m | 8:18PM1.33m | 8:52AM0.99m | 9:13PM1.00m | 9:42AM0.66m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:59 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:00 |
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Temp °C | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
4 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 8 | SW 9 | SSW 9 | N 5 | N 6 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
 kJ | 18 | 20 | 30 | 11 | 16 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 12 | 12 | 42 | 41 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 38 | 34 | 33 | 33 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | E 6 | SW 19 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | NNE 6 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 |
| kJ | 5 | 3 | 15 | 28 | 28 | 10 | 32 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 48 | 46 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | W 9 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | SSW 17 | — | S 11 | — | — | — | S 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 7 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 30 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NW 5 | — | — | WNW 4 | NNW 5 | NW 4 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 |
| kJ | 38 | 35 | 22 | — | — | 7 | 18 | 18 | 42 | 76 | 60 | 80 | 281 | 620 | 871 | 969 | 926 | 912 | 931 | 868 | 817 | 775 | 716 | 610 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 277 | 583 | 250 | 248 | 4 | 248 | 11 | 587 | 588 | 612 | 406 | 477 | 559 | 577 | 725 | 930 | 957 | 734 | 318 | 318 | 318 | 721 | 721 | 264 |
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