Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.13° N 5.71° W

Priests Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 03 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Priests Cove sea temperature is
16.3°C
1.4° 

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 (03 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Priests Cove at 4AM is: 2.0m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Oct)6ft (1.8m)10s
Afternoon (03 Oct)5ft (1.5m)10s
Evening (03 Oct)4ft (1.2m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri night, min 14°C on Sat afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
W
10
2
W
10
1.9
W
10
1.7
W
10
1.6
W
10
1.4
W
10
1.3
W
10
1.2
W
9
1.1
W
9
1.1
W
9
1
W
9
1
W
9
0.9
W
9
0.9
W
9
0.8
W
9
0.8
W
9
0.6
W
7
0.6
W
7
0.7
W
7
0.9
W
10
1
W
8
1
W
8
1
W
8
1
W
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
840
834
724
557
482
363
299
244
201
201
164
164
129
133
103
101
41
42
54
151
140
134
131
127
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
10
NNE
15
N
15
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
10
NNE
5
N
5
WNW
10
W
10
W
15
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
9:55AM4.47m
10:33PM4.13m
11:12AM4.14m
00:05AM3.88m
12:50PM4.10m
Low Tide
4:02AM1.19m
4:44PM1.26m
5:17AM1.50m
6:10PM1.45m
6:48AM1.58m
7:41PM1.36m
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clear
clear
clear
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clear
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clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
16
16
16
15
15
15
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
15
15
15
15
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
Feels °C
14
14
15
15
14
13
11
11
11
12
11
12
12
12
13
14
13
14
14
15
14
14
14
14
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