Priests Cove surfForecast / Cornwall (North) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Thursday 30 Apr 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 1.3°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: 0.5m 16s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am April 30). An open ocean swell of 2.5m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)11s
Afternoon (30 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)11s
Evening (30 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed night, min 12°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the E on Wed night, light winds from the SW by Thu night).

Thursday
30
Friday
1
Saturday
2
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
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
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)
0.8
W
11
0.5
WNW
16
0.5
WNW
16
0.7
W
11
0.7
W
11
0.7
W
11
0.7
W
11
0.7
W
10
0.7
W
10
0.7
W
10
0.7
W
10
0.7
W
11
0.7
W
11
0.6
W
11
0.6
W
11
0.6
W
11
0.5
W
10
0.9
WSW
7
1
SW
7
1
SW
7
0.9
SW
6
0.8
WSW
6
0.7
SW
6
0.4
WNW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
157
142
138
128
116
114
110
104
102
102
104
112
119
86
85
83
53
83
91
88
61
49
37
28
Wind (km/h)
60
E
50
E
50
E
45
ESE
40
ESE
35
ESE
30
ESE
15
SE
10
SW
15
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
S
20
S
20
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
4:39AM4.99m
4:59PM5.01m
5:14AM5.09m
5:32PM5.12m
5:48AM5.11m
6:05PM5.15m
Low Tide
10:52PM0.72m
11:11AM0.56m
11:28PM0.59m
11:44AM0.51m
00:01AM0.53m
12:16PM0.53m
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
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6:01
5:58
5:58
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8:38
8:40
8:42
5
1
1
Temp °C
12
12
12
12
13
13
12
13
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
1
2
2
3
5
6
6
11
11
10
10
9
9
8
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
W
11
0.7
W
11
0.7
W
11
0.7
W
11
0.7
W
11
0.7
W
11
0.7
W
11
0.7
W
10
0.7
W
10
0.7
W
10
0.7
W
10
0.7
W
11
0.7
W
11
0.6
W
11
0.6
W
11
0.6
W
11
0.5
W
10
0.4
W
10
1
SW
7
1
SW
7
0.9
SW
6
0.8
WSW
6
0.7
SW
6
0.6
WSW
6
Energy kJ
157
118
116
116
116
114
110
104
102
102
104
112
119
86
85
83
53
31
91
88
61
49
37
22
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
WNW
16
0.5
WNW
16
0.5
WNW
16
0.5
WNW
15
0.4
WNW
15
0.4
WNW
14
0.4
WNW
14
0.4
WNW
14
0.6
SE
5
0.4
WNW
13
0.4
WNW
13
0.4
WNW
13
0.4
NW
13
0.4
NW
12
0.4
NW
12
0.3
WNW
12
0.3
WNW
12
0.2
WNW
11
0.4
W
10
0.3
W
10
0.3
W
10
0.3
WNW
9
0.4
WNW
9
0.4
WNW
9
Energy kJ
149
142
138
128
85
82
81
80
23
69
67
66
42
37
36
27
27
13
30
17
16
17
29
28
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WNW
16
0.4
WNW
16
0.4
WNW
16
0.5
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.3
NE
6
0.3
NE
5
0.4
WNW
14
0.3
ESE
6
0.4
SE
5
0.2
SSE
4
0.2
SSE
4
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
5
0.1
E
5
0.2
WNW
11
0.2
WNW
11
0.2
WNW
11
0.3
W
9
0.2
W
9
Energy kJ
103
99
97
17
9
12
5
5
77
7
6
2
2
1
1
1
12
11
11
15
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
E
9
2.5
ESE
6
2.3
ESE
6
2
ESE
6
1.8
ESE
6
1.5
ESE
5
1.2
ESE
5
0.9
SE
4
0.3
SSW
3
0.5
SW
3
0.7
SW
7
0.9
WSW
7
Energy kJ
1157
554
384
272
207
120
61
28
1
6
46
83
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
214
220
190
190
187
187
187
189
155
0
0
18
18
18
19
19
18
18
18
18
18
18
19
19
Best forecast wave conditions in North Cornwall
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
5
6
6
6
7
5
5
5
5
5
9
5
7
5
5
4
4
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