Priests Cove surfForecast / Cornwall (North) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Friday 22 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
12.4° 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 2PM is: 1.7m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 May)6ft (1.8m)11s
Afternoon (22 May)5.5ft (1.7m)11s
Evening (22 May)5ft (1.6m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sun night, min 14°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sunday
24
Mon
25
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
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
3
3
2
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
WSW
11
1.8
WSW
11
1.8
WSW
11
1.7
WSW
11
1.7
WSW
11
1.6
WSW
10
1.6
WSW
10
1.6
WSW
10
1.5
WSW
10
1.4
WSW
10
1.4
WSW
10
1.3
WSW
10
1.3
WSW
10
1.3
W
10
1.2
W
10
1.1
W
10
1.1
W
9
1
W
9
1
W
9
1
W
9
1
W
9
1.1
W
10
1.1
W
9
1.1
W
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
869
807
792
711
685
577
511
501
424
402
402
356
342
332
279
231
217
168
164
162
170
219
210
210
Wind (km/h)
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
5
SE
5
WSW
5
WNW
10
NNW
5
NNE
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NE
15
NE
10
ENE
15
E
10
ENE
15
E
20
ENE
20
E
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:45AM4.48m
10:14PM4.65m
10:53AM4.19m
11:25PM4.41m
12:10PM4.06m
00:40AM4.31m
Low Tide
4:03AM0.74m
4:24PM1.03m
5:06AM0.99m
5:27PM1.24m
6:12AM1.15m
6:35PM1.36m
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:28
5:26
5:24
5:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:10
9:12
9:14
9:15
Temp °C
14
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
14
14
14
15
16
16
16
17
17
18
18
20
21
22
22
22
12
14
13
13
13
14
15
15
13
14
13
14
13
13
12
13
13
16
17
19
21
21
21
20
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
WSW
11
1.8
WSW
11
1.8
WSW
11
1.7
WSW
11
1.7
WSW
11
1.6
WSW
10
1.6
WSW
10
1.6
WSW
10
1.5
WSW
10
1.4
WSW
10
1.4
WSW
10
1.3
WSW
10
1.3
WSW
10
1.3
W
10
1.2
W
10
1.1
W
10
1.1
W
9
1
W
9
1
W
9
1
W
9
1
W
9
1.1
W
10
1.1
W
9
1.1
W
9
Energy kJ
869
807
792
711
685
577
511
501
424
402
402
356
342
332
279
231
217
168
164
162
170
219
210
210
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
14
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.8
SSW
6
0.6
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.3
S
5
0.2
S
5
0.2
SSW
14
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.3
WNW
16
0.5
WNW
15
Energy kJ
8
6
6
53
28
18
10
5
2
18
37
30
32
32
32
33
20
20
20
18
7
7
50
130
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
18
0.2
SSW
14
0.1
S
18
0.3
ESE
4
0.2
SSW
14
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
13
0.2
S
5
0.1
SE
4
0.1
W
17
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
Energy kJ
12
20
6
3
20
10
10
10
7
2
1
6
17
17
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
S
6
0.8
S
6
0.3
NNE
2
0.3
NE
2
0.4
NE
3
0.3
NE
3
0.3
NE
3
0.2
E
3
0.4
SE
4
0.4
SE
4
0.4
ESE
4
0.6
ESE
4
Energy kJ
40
43
1
1
2
1
1
1
4
4
7
12
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
Distance (km)
0
0
18
0
0
0
4
11
11
4
11
11
11
23
23
15
15
4
0
0
0
0
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in North Cornwall
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
7
7
7
6
7
6
5
5
6
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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