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Priests Cove surfForecast / Cornwall (North) / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Thursday 28 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
13.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Priests Cove today (28 May):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Priests Cove at 11PM is: 0.3m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (28 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
| Evening (28 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Priests Cove. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu night, min 13°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 28 | Friday 29 | Saturday 30 | Sun 31 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | W 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 12 | |
66 | 67 | 41 | 65 | 57 | 57 | 60 | 75 | 103 | 126 | 156 | 257 | 257 | 225 | 225 | 157 | 331 | 918 | 1103 | 1098 | 1079 | 993 | 1010 | 1047 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 3:51PM4.57m | 4:09AM4.62m | 4:30PM4.72m | 4:47AM4.71m | 5:06PM4.83m | 5:24AM4.76m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:20PM1.04m | 10:38AM0.93m | 11:00PM0.92m | 11:15AM0.87m | 11:37PM0.83m | 11:51AM0.83m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — |
 | — | 9:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:21 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:22 |
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Temp °C | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | SW 15 | WSW 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 10 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 12 |
 kJ | 41 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 57 | 20 | 20 | 36 | 56 | 79 | 103 | 257 | 257 | 225 | 225 | 157 | 216 | 918 | 1103 | 1098 | 1079 | 993 | 1010 | 1047 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 8 | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | W 14 | W 13 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 66 | 67 | 41 | 65 | 12 | 57 | 60 | 75 | 103 | 126 | 156 | 91 | 93 | 89 | 80 | 91 | 331 | 79 | 62 | 93 | 61 | 57 | 61 | 54 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 11 | W 15 | WNW 8 | WSW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 11 | SW 11 | W 16 | W 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 58 | 61 | 62 | 64 | 65 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 38 | 77 | 78 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 9 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 211 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 45 | 93 | 93 | 93 |
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