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Priests Cove surfForecast / Cornwall (North) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Wednesday 28 Jan 2026 GMT
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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
10.6° 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 7PM is: 5.5m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 3.5m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am January 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Jan)16ft (5.0m)17s
Afternoon (28 Jan)16ft (5.0m)17s
Evening (28 Jan)15ft (4.5m)16s

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

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Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
6
0
0
6
4
6
4
3
1
2
1
0
0
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0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
5
W
5
W
5
WSW
5.5
WSW
4.5
W
4
W
4
W
4.5
WSW
4
WSW
3.5
WSW
3
WSW
3.5
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3.5
WSW
6.5
WSW
7.5
W
7
W
6.5
WSW
7.5
W
6.5
W
5.5
W
5.5
W
5.5
W
Period(s) (?)171717161616161615141313131212191818181717161616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1537214972154251580197569303764085976140512031863611301825033835303893532729264261333174822989166401387213872
Wind
(km/h)
40
S
35
SSE
40
SSE
55
SSE
45
SSE
45
SSE
40
SSE
25
S
25
SSE
30
SSE
45
S
30
SW
30
SW
35
SW
40
WSW
25
SW
30
SE
15
ESE
30
NNW
55
NW
40
NW
40
WNW
30
W
30
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
on		cross-
on		ononcross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:06PM
4.19
12:49AM
4.22
1:29PM
4.28
2:04AM
4.47
2:38PM
4.53
3:06AM
4.83
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:42PM
1.39
7:27AM
1.33
8:07PM
1.24
8:47AM
1.05
9:17PM
0.94
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunrise8:02-------8:00-------8:00-------
Sunset--5:07-------5:09-------5:12-----
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cloud
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
Rain (mm)
21-111111-321-1-1411---1
Temp. °C9101091010101010101010101091089889998
Feels °C (?)021-2012553133314151-40011
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