Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Priests Cove today (21 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 5s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Priests Cove at 4PM is: 1.3m 5s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 5s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Priests Cove. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the E by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
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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 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | WNW 8 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | W 8 | SW 16 | SW 15 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 181 | 147 | 97 | 66 | 66 | 64 | 63 | 80 | 64 | 38 | 34 | 34 | 55 | 54 | 54 | 52 | 51 | 63 | 57 | 51 | 51 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:34AM3.72m | 00:17AM3.56m | 1:05PM3.59m | 1:52AM3.54m | 2:30PM3.72m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:02PM1.84m | 6:37AM1.94m | 7:29PM1.95m | 8:09AM1.93m | 8:57PM1.80m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:25 | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | WNW 8 | WSW 8 | W 9 | W 8 | WNW 5 | W 8 | W 10 | N 6 | N 6 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | N 4 | N 4 | WSW 12 | SE 6 | SE 6 |
| kJ | 181 | 147 | 22 | 38 | 66 | 15 | 63 | 65 | 64 | 38 | 25 | 25 | 14 | 54 | 54 | 52 | 14 | 10 | 57 | 20 | 26 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WNW 8 | W 9 | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 9 | WNW 6 | NW 7 | ESE 6 | SW 15 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SE 6 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 |
| kJ | 17 | 17 | 27 | 27 | 11 | 38 | 60 | 57 | 23 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 55 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 51 | 63 | 15 | 46 | 39 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | W 9 | SW 15 | SW 15 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 4 | W 6 | W 9 | SE 5 | N 4 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 64 | 38 | 5 | 13 | 25 | 34 | 34 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 51 | 51 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | N 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | ENE 2 | E 3 | N 5 | N 5 | N 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | E 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 |
| kJ | 67 | 45 | 97 | 66 | 31 | 22 | 59 | 80 | 1 | 2 | 26 | 28 | 26 | 22 | 20 | 16 | 12 | 28 | 46 | 6 | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 117 | 211 | 264 | 21 | 11 | 21 | 15 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 45 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 15 |
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