Priests Cove Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.13° N 5.71° W

Priests Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 02 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Priests Cove sea temperature is
18.5° C
1.6° 

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 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Priests Cove at 12AM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 02). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Aug)3ft (0.9m)9s
Afternoon (03 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Evening (03 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Mon afternoon, min 17°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Sun night, strong winds from the WSW by Tue night).

Sun
2
Monday
3
Tuesday
4
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
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
W
10
0.6
WSW
10
0.7
WSW
9
0.9
WSW
9
0.9
WSW
9
0.9
WSW
8
0.9
WSW
9
0.8
WSW
9
0.8
WSW
8
0.7
WSW
8
1
SW
8
1.2
SW
8
1.4
SW
7
1.4
SW
7
1.4
SW
7
1.4
SW
7
1.6
SW
7
1.8
SW
7
1.9
SW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
32
72
84
108
131
103
106
86
80
59
129
177
215
211
203
181
208
271
362
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
10
E
5
E
5
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
15
SSE
15
S
20
S
20
S
25
S
30
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
35
SW
35
SW
40
WSW
Wind State
off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
High Tide
8:02PM5.23m
8:20AM4.95m
8:38PM5.12m
8:59AM4.83m
9:19PM4.93m
Low Tide
2:14PM0.54m
2:38AM0.53m
2:49PM0.64m
3:14AM0.66m
3:27PM0.80m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:52
5:54
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9:05
9:02
9:00
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Temp °C
18
18
18
18
18
18
19
19
20
20
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
Feels °C
17
17
18
17
17
17
17
17
17
18
17
17
17
16
16
15
15
14
14
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