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) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Priests Cove at 2AM is: 1.4m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| 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) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Priests Cove. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 15°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
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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) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | NNW 5 | NW 5 | W 9 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | N 6 | N 6 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 809 | 755 | 631 | 423 | 287 | 225 | 181 | 140 | 97 | 64 | 39 | 64 | 63 | 67 | 40 | 41 | 34 | 34 | 55 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross |
High Tide | 10:59PM3.84m | 11:34AM3.72m | 00:17AM3.56m | 1:05PM3.59m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:59PM1.57m | 5:25AM1.74m | 6:02PM1.84m | 6:37AM1.94m | 7:29PM1.95m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:28 | — |
mm | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | WSW 8 | W 9 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | W 8 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
| kJ | 33 | 33 | 631 | 423 | 287 | 225 | 181 | 140 | 22 | 38 | 25 | 24 | 63 | 27 | 40 | 41 | 25 | 25 | 14 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 9 | W 9 | N 5 | W 10 | W 6 | WNW 6 | NW 7 | ESE 5 | SW 15 |
| kJ | — | — | 32 | 30 | 29 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 27 | 27 | 39 | 24 | 20 | 67 | 20 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 55 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 9 | W 9 | SW 15 | SW 15 | ESE 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 11 | 10 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 64 | 60 | 57 | 23 | 25 | 34 | 34 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | NNW 5 | NW 5 | N 5 | N 5 | — | — | — | E 3 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 |
| kJ | 809 | 755 | 12 | 19 | 29 | 37 | 79 | 59 | 97 | 64 | 25 | 17 | — | — | — | 3 | 28 | 32 | 21 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 557 | 211 | 11 | 11 | 27 | 32 | 117 | 21 | 211 | 21 | 11 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 27 | 15 |
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