Priests Cove surfForecast / Cornwall (North) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Tuesday 19 May 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 normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Priests Cove today?

The current surf forecast for Priests Cove at 2AM is: 4.0m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.9m 16s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 May)11ft (3.5m)14s
Afternoon (20 May)10ft (3.0m)13s
Evening (20 May)8ft (2.5m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu night, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the SSE by Fri morning).

Tue
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Fri
22
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
2
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SW
9
3
WSW
9
3.5
WSW
10
4
WSW
11
4
W
14
4
W
14
3.5
W
14
3.5
W
13
3
W
13
3
W
13
2.5
W
12
2.4
WSW
12
2.2
WSW
12
2.1
WSW
12
1.9
WSW
11
1.8
WSW
11
1.8
WSW
10
1.6
WSW
10
1.6
WSW
10
1.8
WSW
10
1.9
WSW
10
2
WSW
11
1.7
WSW
11
1.7
WSW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1356
1638
2273
3870
6884
6027
4933
3806
3035
2610
1866
1569
1338
1185
839
716
703
588
482
661
720
904
711
724
Wind (km/h)
45
SW
45
SW
45
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
30
S
25
S
20
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
25
ESE
25
SE
25
SSE
15
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:27PM5.54m
7:54AM5.19m
8:17PM5.29m
8:46AM4.84m
9:12PM4.97m
9:45AM4.48m
Low Tide
1:39PM0.25m
2:09AM0.22m
2:30PM0.48m
3:04AM0.47m
3:25PM0.75m
4:03AM0.74m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:30
5:28
5:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:07
9:07
9:09
9:10
Temp °C
13
13
13
12
12
12
13
13
14
14
15
15
15
15
15
15
16
17
18
16
14
14
15
15
5
4
5
4
5
7
8
8
10
10
10
10
10
11
11
11
12
12
13
12
12
12
13
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
W
14
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
17
1.9
WSW
16
1.2
SSW
7
4
W
14
3.5
W
14
3.5
W
13
3
W
13
3
W
13
2.5
W
12
2.4
WSW
12
2.2
WSW
12
2.1
WSW
12
1.9
WSW
11
1.8
WSW
11
1.8
WSW
10
1.6
WSW
10
1.6
WSW
10
1.8
WSW
10
1.9
WSW
10
2
WSW
11
1.7
WSW
11
1.7
WSW
11
Energy kJ
16
12
12
1644
164
6027
4933
3806
3035
2610
1866
1569
1338
1185
839
716
703
588
482
661
720
904
711
724
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
19
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
17
0.7
S
7
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
15
0.2
SSW
15
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
14
0.8
S
6
0.7
S
6
Energy kJ
34
6
6
52
11
10
10
10
9
9
9
9
8
8
21
8
8
47
38
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
6
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
SW
18
0.1
S
18
0.2
ESE
4
Energy kJ
1
6
6
12
6
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SW
9
3
WSW
9
3.5
WSW
10
4
WSW
11
4
W
14
0.9
SSW
7
0.7
SE
4
0.9
SE
4
0.5
ESE
4
Energy kJ
1356
1638
2273
3870
6884
91
13
24
10
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
4
3
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
2
3
3
3
Distance (km)
425
425
425
501
515
218
218
274
19
19
18
77
18
18
18
18
25
24
24
25
18
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in North Cornwall
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
3
2
1
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
7
8
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