Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Priests Cove today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 9s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 9s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Priests Cove at 1PM is: 2.3m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 8ft (2.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) | 9s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Priests Cove. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Thu morning, light winds from the NNE by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NNW 5 | WNW 8 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
831 | 913 | 880 | 882 | 809 | 669 | 551 | 423 | 281 | 257 | 169 | 144 | 119 | 78 | 51 | 64 | 65 | 67 | 39 | 52 | 39 | 34 | 55 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:30AM4.04m | 10:59PM3.84m | 11:34AM3.72m | 00:17AM3.56m | 1:05PM3.59m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:34AM1.41m | 4:59PM1.57m | 5:25AM1.74m | 6:02PM1.84m | 6:37AM1.94m | 7:29PM1.95m | |||||||||||||||||
6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 8:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:28 | — | |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 9 | SW 14 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WSW 9 | WNW 8 | W 9 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
34 | 21 | 33 | 33 | 809 | 33 | 551 | 423 | 281 | 257 | 169 | 144 | 119 | 27 | 51 | 55 | 23 | 27 | 39 | 52 | 25 | 25 | 14 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 9 | WNW 8 | W 10 | W 10 | W 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
— | — | — | — | 33 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 7 | 17 | 17 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 11 | 65 | 67 | 20 | 13 | 9 | 34 | 55 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 17 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | W 9 | W 9 | SW 15 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 10 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 64 | 61 | 57 | 23 | 25 | 34 | 4 | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | — | WNW 9 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 5 | N 6 | N 5 | NNW 5 | N 5 | N 5 | — | — | — | — | N 6 | N 5 | N 5 |
831 | 913 | 880 | 882 | — | 669 | 11 | 17 | 29 | 30 | 83 | 74 | 46 | 78 | 27 | 24 | — | — | — | — | 39 | 32 | 21 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 217 | 217 | 185 | 192 | 557 | 211 | 11 | 11 | 27 | 15 | 21 | 117 | 117 | 117 | 11 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 15 |
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