Priests Cove Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.13° N 5.71° W

Priests Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 28 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Priests Cove sea temperature is
17.8°C
1.0° 

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 (28 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Priests Cove at 5PM is: 1.6m 6s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)6s
Afternoon (28 Aug)5ft (1.6m)6s
Evening (28 Aug)5ft (1.5m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri night, min 17°C on Fri night). Mainly strong winds.

Fri
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
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
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WSW
6
1.3
WSW
5
1.7
WSW
6
1.6
WSW
6
1.5
WSW
6
1.4
SW
6
1.4
SW
6
1.9
SW
7
2.5
SSW
8
3
WSW
9
3.5
WSW
10
3
WSW
10
2.5
W
9
2.4
WSW
9
2.1
WSW
9
1.9
WSW
9
1.8
WSW
9
2.2
WSW
7
2.4
WSW
8
2.5
WSW
8
3.5
WSW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
111
99
181
173
159
118
133
322
899
1448
2182
1863
1224
860
645
547
500
476
751
1008
2002
Wind (km/h)
30
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
SW
35
SSW
40
S
40
SSW
45
SW
45
W
50
WNW
40
W
35
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
35
SSW
45
SW
35
WSW
45
SW
45
W
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
5:55PM5.29m
6:12AM5.17m
6:27PM5.47m
6:44AM5.30m
7:00PM5.53m
Low Tide
12:05PM0.48m
00:28AM0.33m
12:38PM0.32m
1:00AM0.21m
1:11PM0.25m
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
part cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:30
6:31
6:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:15
8:14
8:12
 mm
1
1
9
5
4
1
4
3
2
2
Temp °C
18
18
18
18
18
17
17
19
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
17
18
17
17
Feels °C
14
13
13
13
14
12
11
14
11
12
10
12
13
15
15
14
12
10
12
9
10
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