Priests Cove Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.13° N 5.71° W

Priests Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 23 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Priests Cove sea temperature is
16.8°C
1.2° 

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 (23 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 14s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Priests Cove at 3PM is: 1.8m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Sep)6.5ft (2.0m)14s
Afternoon (23 Sep)6ft (1.8m)13s
Evening (23 Sep)5ft (1.6m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the N by Fri night).

Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
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)
3
1
1
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
1
2
4
3
3
2
2
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
W
14
2
W
14
2
W
14
1.8
W
13
1.8
WNW
13
1.8
WNW
13
1.5
W
12
1.5
WNW
12
1.3
WNW
12
1.1
W
11
1
W
11
1
W
11
0.9
WNW
11
0.8
W
10
0.7
W
10
0.6
WNW
19
1.7
WNW
18
2.5
WNW
16
2.5
WNW
16
2.5
WNW
14
2.5
WNW
14
2.5
WNW
14
2.4
WNW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1830
1617
1527
1138
1127
1025
661
614
478
302
242
242
194
138
100
292
1687
3034
3415
2935
2935
2650
1980
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
15
NW
15
NW
20
NNW
20
N
20
NNE
15
NE
10
ENE
10
ESE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
S
10
S
5
S
5
WNW
10
N
15
NNE
10
NNW
15
WNW
30
NW
35
N
Wind State
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
3:26AM4.01m
3:43PM4.37m
4:04AM4.40m
4:18PM4.76m
4:37AM4.77m
4:51PM5.12m
Low Tide
9:41AM1.39m
10:09PM1.11m
10:22AM1.01m
10:46PM0.73m
10:59AM0.66m
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:09
7:11
7:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:20
7:16
7:15
 mm
Temp °C
16
16
16
15
15
14
14
14
14
15
16
17
17
17
17
17
16
16
16
16
16
15
14
Feels °C
16
14
13
12
12
11
12
12
12
13
14
14
14
16
17
18
17
16
15
15
14
10
8
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