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The Cribber Surf Forecast
/ Cornwall (North) (60 surf breaks) /
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The Cribber surfForecast / Cornwall (North) / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Sunday 17 May 2026 BSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
The Cribber surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's The Cribber sea temperature is
12.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at The Cribber today?
The current surf forecast for The Cribber at 5PM is: 1.9m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (17 May) | 6ft (1.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (17 May) | 7ft (2.1m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at The Cribber. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue night, min 10°C on Sun night). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 17 | Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wed 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 10 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 10 | W 14 | |
372 | 1092 | 1137 | 1194 | 1435 | 425 | 411 | 404 | 910 | 743 | 577 | 442 | 375 | 157 | 270 | 327 | 468 | 561 | 644 | 776 | 972 | 1542 | 1943 | 4446 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 6:25PM6.87m | 6:49AM6.82m | 7:11PM6.87m | 7:36AM6.65m | 7:59PM6.71m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:22PM0.08m | 00:46AM0.02m | 1:08PM0.12m | 1:34AM0.08m | 1:55PM0.31m | 2:25AM0.30m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — |
 | — | — | — | 9:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:06 | — | — | — | 9:07 |
— | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 13 | — | — | — | — | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 18 | W 17 | W 16 | W 15 | W 14 |
 kJ | 372 | — | — | — | — | 425 | 411 | 404 | 910 | 743 | 577 | 442 | 375 | 157 | 32 | 10 | 4 | 17 | 16 | 24 | 142 | 412 | 859 | 4446 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 19 | W 19 | W 19 | W 15 | W 18 | W 18 | W 19 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 35 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 16 | W 19 | — | — | W 18 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 7 | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | — | — | — | — | S 3 | SW 6 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 10 | — |
| kJ | 203 | 1092 | 1137 | 1194 | 1435 | 416 | 387 | 306 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 123 | 270 | 327 | 468 | 561 | 644 | 776 | 972 | 1542 | 1943 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 299 | 491 | 508 | 501 | 263 | 232 | 148 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 23 | 266 | 403 | 392 | 494 | 500 | 512 | 565 | 494 | 386 | 386 | 512 | 218 |
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