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Unknown surfers, Llangennith

4:36 pm 1 Feb 2012

good day, Portreath Beach

4:49 pm 5 Oct 2010

Priests Cove ratings
Quality on a good day: 4.0
Consistency of surf: 3.0
Difficulty level: 3.0

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Priests Cove Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(United-Kingdom – Cornwall North)

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Name: Priests Cove
Type: point
Reliability: fairly consistent
Best Swell: W Offshore Wind: ESE

Priests Cove in North Cornwall is a quite exposed point break that has pretty consitent surf and can work at any time of the year. Offshore winds blow from the east southeast. Tends to receive a mix of groundswells and windswells and the ideal swell angle is from the west. There is no beach break Watch out for rocks.

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Overall Priests Cove Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution

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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Priests Cove:

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Closest break Gwenvor 2 mi
Second closest break Sennen Cove 3 mi
Third closest break Nanjizal 6 mi
Fourth closest break Porthcurno 7 mi
Fifth closest break Newlyn Harbour Wall 7 mi

Wave buoys nearest to Priests Cove:

Closest wave buoy Sevenstones Buoy 17 mi
Second closest wave buoy Pembroke Buoy 105 mi
Third closest wave buoy Channel Islands Buoy 126 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy Aberporth Buoy 159 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy Brittany Buoy 222 mi

Tide stations nearest to Priests Cove:

Closest tide station Newlyn, England 7 mi
Second closest tide station Newlyn, England 7 mi
Third closest tide station St. Mary's, Isles of Scilly, England 31 mi
Fourth closest tide station St. Mary's, Isles of Scilly, England - READ flaterc 31 mi
Fifth closest tide station Devonport, England 69 mi

snow forecast website

Ski Resorts closest to Priests Cove:

Closest ski area Raise (United Kingdom) 319 mi
Second closest ski area Yad Moss (United Kingdom) 348 mi
Third closest ski area Harwood Common (United Kingdom) 349 mi
Fourth closest ski area Weardale Ski Club (United Kingdom) 349 mi
Fifth closest ski area Allenheads (United Kingdom) 355 mi

city weather forecast website

Town and city forecasts close to Priests Cove:

Closest city location Saint Just (United Kingdom) 1 mi
Second closest city location Penzance (United Kingdom) 7 mi
Third closest city location St Ives (United Kingdom) 11 mi
Fourth closest city location Hayle (United Kingdom) 14 mi
Fifth closest city location Porthleven (United Kingdom) 17 mi
  • The closest passenger airport to Priests Cove is St Mawgan (Newquai) Airport (NQY) in England, which is 61 km (38 miles) away (directly).
  • The second nearest airport to Priests Cove is Plymouth Airport (PLH), also in England, 118 km (73 miles) away.
  • The third closest airport is Exeter Airport (EXT), also in England, 176 km (109 miles) away.
Priests Cove break location map and break info
This is the Surf-Forecast page for Priests Cove, United-Kingdom - Cornwall North. Use the tab navigation above to view Priests Cove sea temperature, Priests Cove photographs, Priests Cove detailed swell predictions, wind and weather forecasts, Priests Cove webcams, current wind from United-Kingdom - Cornwall North live weather stations and Priests Cove tide predictions. The United Kingdom swell maps link will open up the big picture showing United Kingdom and the surrounding seas. These swell maps can be animated to show the different swell components, wave energy, wave period, wave heights, together with wind and weather forecasts, current weather and sea state observations from United Kingdom wave-buoys, passing ships and coastal weather stations. Each of the forecast pages for this surf break feature a global and regional wavefinder tool to locate the best surf conditions in the area around Priests Cove.