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Priests Cove surfForecast / Cornwall (North) / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Tuesday 28 Apr 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
11.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Priests Cove today?
The current surf forecast for Priests Cove at 12PM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am April 28). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (28 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
| Evening (28 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Priests Cove. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (gales from the E on Wed night, calm by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Fri 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
N 5 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | |
71 | 74 | 106 | 146 | 232 | 280 | 272 | 377 | 359 | 365 | 365 | 287 | 282 | 225 | 172 | 206 | 142 | 138 | 126 | 116 | 114 | 110 | 104 | 102 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 3:45PM4.59m | 4:01AM4.84m | 4:23PM4.83m | 4:39AM4.99m | 4:59PM5.01m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:54AM0.85m | 10:12PM0.90m | 10:36AM0.68m | 10:52PM0.72m | 11:11AM0.56m | 11:28PM0.59m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  | |  |  | | | |  | |  |  | | |  | | | | | | | | | | |
 | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:38 | — | 8:40 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 13 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
9 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 |
 kJ | 33 | 33 | 106 | 146 | 232 | 280 | 272 | 377 | 359 | 365 | 365 | 287 | 282 | 225 | 172 | 121 | 118 | 116 | 116 | 116 | 114 | 110 | 104 | 102 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 15 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | — | N 6 | — | — | W 20 | WNW 19 | WNW 18 | WNW 17 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | SE 5 |
| kJ | 18 | 74 | 21 | 21 | 42 | 28 | 28 | — | 46 | — | — | 8 | 35 | 61 | 112 | 149 | 142 | 138 | 126 | 84 | 82 | 81 | 80 | 19 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 16 | W 10 | W 10 | ESE 6 | W 9 | W 7 | ESE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 19 | WNW 18 | — | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | NE 6 | — | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | WNW 14 |
| kJ | 46 | 18 | 17 | 6 | 15 | 1 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | 35 | 106 | — | 206 | 99 | 19 | — | 5 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 77 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | SE 4 | SE 4 |
| kJ | 71 | 62 | 77 | 86 | 110 | 119 | 83 | 110 | 155 | 252 | 393 | 1075 | 1088 | 901 | 1198 | 1848 | 740 | 415 | 262 | 180 | 102 | 53 | 27 | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 15 | 15 | 188 | 174 | 174 | 175 | 180 | 198 | 238 | 229 | 241 | 241 | 220 | 220 | 190 | 187 | 187 | 190 | 190 | 187 | 189 | 83 | 0 | 0 |
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