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Priests Cove surfForecast / Cornwall (North) / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Friday 15 May 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
12.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Priests Cove today?
The current surf forecast for Priests Cove at 5AM is: 1.6m 6s primary swell from a North direction and 1.1m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (15 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
| Evening (15 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Priests Cove. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 12°C on Sat morning, min 9°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the N on Thu night, light winds from the W by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 15 | Saturday 16 | Sunday 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 7 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 5 | W 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | |
178 | 197 | 199 | 187 | 216 | 155 | 103 | 81 | 77 | 57 | 72 | 29 | 90 | 131 | 77 | 182 | 212 | 219 | 437 | 642 | 1259 | 1295 | 1570 | 1857 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 4:00AM5.18m | 4:25PM5.26m | 4:46AM5.45m | 5:09PM5.53m | 5:31AM5.60m | 5:54PM5.68m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:04PM0.66m | 10:30AM0.37m | 10:52PM0.35m | 11:16AM0.17m | 11:40PM0.13m | 12:03PM0.08m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:04 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 8 | N 6 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | N 6 | N 5 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 14 | WNW 7 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | W 13 | SW 12 | WNW 12 |
 kJ | 178 | 197 | 163 | 105 | 18 | 7 | 20 | 47 | 77 | 57 | 72 | 29 | 5 | 5 | 40 | 60 | 135 | 163 | 198 | 642 | 1259 | 1295 | 6 | 549 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | — | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | W 9 | WNW 15 | N 5 | N 5 | SW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 14 | WNW 8 | SW 12 | SW 12 | — | — |
| kJ | 33 | 33 | 20 | 20 | — | 2 | 7 | 7 | 36 | 26 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 47 | 437 | 173 | 6 | 6 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | WNW 8 | — | — | — | W 5 | W 8 | W 7 | W 5 | W 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | — | — | — | — | W 12 | W 12 |
| kJ | 160 | 194 | 199 | 187 | 216 | 155 | 103 | 81 | — | — | — | 20 | 90 | 131 | 77 | 182 | 212 | 219 | — | — | — | — | 1570 | 1857 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 209 | 264 | 229 | 264 | 264 | 264 | 319 | 11 | 21 | 211 | 11 | 21 | 540 | 542 | 217 | 217 | 211 | 21 | 11 | 197 | 67 | 565 | 220 | 217 |
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