Priests Cove Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.13° N 5.71° W

Priests Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 21 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Priests Cove sea temperature is
17.9° C
1.3° 

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 (21 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Priests Cove at 6PM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a North direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jul)3ft (0.9m)5s
Afternoon (21 Jul)3ft (0.9m)5s
Evening (21 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Thu night, min 15°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Tue night, light winds from the NNE by Thu afternoon).

Tue
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
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
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
N
5
0.9
N
5
0.9
N
5
1
N
5
1
N
5
1.1
N
5
1
N
5
1.1
N
5
1.1
NNE
5
1.1
NNE
5
1.1
N
5
1.2
N
6
1.2
N
6
1.2
N
6
1.3
N
6
1.2
N
6
1
N
6
0.8
N
6
0.7
N
6
0.7
N
5
0.6
N
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
43
43
40
50
54
67
52
64
66
66
66
86
96
102
120
106
68
39
29
26
19
Wind (km/h)
20
N
25
N
30
N
25
N
25
N
30
N
30
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
30
NNE
30
N
25
N
25
N
25
NNE
25
NNE
15
NE
10
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
10:34AM4.32m
10:59PM4.30m
11:30AM4.05m
00:00AM3.98m
12:36PM3.86m
Low Tide
5:01PM1.22m
5:30AM1.33m
5:53PM1.51m
6:24AM1.58m
6:55PM1.71m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:35
5:37
5:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:21
9:20
9:19
 mm
Temp °C
17
17
16
16
16
16
16
15
15
15
15
15
16
18
17
17
18
19
19
19
19
Feels °C
15
14
12
12
12
12
11
9
9
10
10
11
13
15
14
15
17
18
19
18
16
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