Priests Cove Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.13° N 5.71° W

Priests Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 18 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Priests Cove sea temperature is
17.8° C
0.7° 

Priests Cove surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Priests Cove today (19 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Priests Cove at 12AM is: 1.3m 7s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 17s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Aug)--
Afternoon (19 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)6s
Evening (19 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 15°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Wed night, light winds from the NE by Fri morning).

Tue
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
W
6
1.3
W
7
1.3
W
7
1.3
WNW
7
1.4
WNW
7
1.4
WNW
9
1.3
WNW
9
1.3
WNW
10
1.6
W
10
1.8
W
6
2
W
7
2.2
W
8
2.4
W
9
2.5
WNW
9
2.4
WNW
9
2.3
WNW
9
2.1
WNW
10
2
WNW
10
1.7
W
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
166
152
161
176
214
326
302
315
469
276
439
650
879
933
917
882
752
698
529
Wind (km/h)
25
WNW
25
W
25
W
25
W
25
W
20
NW
25
WNW
35
WNW
35
W
35
W
35
W
35
W
40
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
25
NW
25
NW
15
NW
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
9:23PM4.68m
9:44AM4.42m
10:06PM4.24m
10:30AM4.04m
Low Tide
3:31PM0.84m
3:53AM1.03m
4:11PM1.21m
4:34AM1.41m
4:59PM1.57m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:16
6:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:36
8:34
8:31
 mm
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
18
18
18
17
17
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
Feels °C
15
15
15
13
14
15
15
12
12
12
12
12
10
11
11
12
13
13
14
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