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Priests Cove surfForecast / Cornwall (North) / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Wednesday 13 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 4AM is: 2.2m 7s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.3m 17s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 13). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 May) | 10ft (3.0m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (13 May) | 10ft (3.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (13 May) | 10ft (3.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Priests Cove. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue night, min 9°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Tue night, moderate winds from the NNW by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 13 | Thursday 14 | Friday 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | N 6 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | N 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | WNW 8 | |
160 | 458 | 769 | 1094 | 1056 | 958 | 844 | 907 | 891 | 836 | 817 | 679 | 563 | 563 | 422 | 246 | 219 | 218 | 218 | 176 | 132 | 191 | 108 | 105 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 2:23AM4.46m | 2:55PM4.50m | 3:13AM4.83m | 3:41PM4.90m | 4:00AM5.18m | 4:25PM5.26m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:52AM0.99m | 9:13PM1.00m | 9:42AM0.66m | 10:04PM0.66m | 10:30AM0.37m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:00 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 |
2 | 0 | 1 | -1 | -1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 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 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | SW 14 | W 8 | N 6 |
 kJ | 16 | 6 | 42 | 41 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 38 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 246 | 212 | 178 | 186 | 168 | 115 | 7 | 46 | 60 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 | — | — | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | — | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 48 | 46 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 33 | 33 | 33 | 20 | 20 | 7 | — | 7 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | 160 | 458 | 769 | 1094 | 1056 | 958 | 844 | 907 | 891 | 836 | 817 | 679 | 563 | 563 | 422 | 199 | 219 | 218 | 218 | 176 | 132 | 191 | 108 | 105 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 545 | 561 | 545 | 722 | 1117 | 1195 | 755 | 318 | 318 | 137 | 510 | 721 | 305 | 406 | 319 | 197 | 209 | 110 | 264 | 229 | 229 | 318 | 21 | 11 |
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