Priests Cove surfForecast / Cornwall (North) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Thursday 18 Sep 2025 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
15.6° 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 4PM is: 2.5m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Sep)10ft (3.0m)12s
Afternoon (18 Sep)8ft (2.5m)11s
Evening (18 Sep)7.5ft (2.3m)10s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.3
WSW
2.3
WSW
2.3
WSW
2.2
WSW
2.2
WSW
2.2
WSW
2
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.5
SW
4
WSW
4
WNW
3
WNW
2.2
NW
1.6
N
1.4
N
Period(s) (?)111111101010101010101010999999998888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)18861635146411621003943913970892731624551443377377301264343218022261121530314252
Wind
(km/h)
35
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
S
25
SSW
25
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
20
SSW
15
S
20
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
40
SSW
30
W
35
W
30
WSW
30
WSW
20
SW
15
NNW
25
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
crossoncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:24PM
4.47
3:53AM
4.44
4:11PM
4.82
4:34AM
4.76
4:51PM
5.10
5:10AM
5.01
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:31AM
1.27
10:05PM
0.96
10:23AM
0.94
10:50PM
0.66
11:04AM
0.65
11:27PM
0.43
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Sunrise--------7:03-------7:05-------
Sunset---7:30-------7:28-------7:25----
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
Rain (mm)
---------------112--112-
Temp. °C171716171717161616161617171716161615151414141414
Feels °C (?)13131113131313131313131516161514101098810119
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Cornwall (North)

  1. weather stationWind Update Still cross-shore at Priests Cove (fresh winds from the SSW at Land's End Airport 4 km from Priests Cove). 2.4m 10s swell from the WSW with a 1.1m 11s groundswell from the W. 2 swells combining so expect closeout sets.

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30 km/h
SSW
Cross-Shore
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