Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Priests Cove today (30 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 9s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Priests Cove at 6AM is: 1.8m 9s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (30 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (30 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Priests Cove. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat night, min 16°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the SW by Tue morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
773 | 547 | 486 | 549 | 663 | 770 | 1284 | 1872 | 1915 | 1712 | 1695 | 1559 | 1255 | 895 | 738 | 600 | 400 | 320 | 230 | 189 | 153 | 113 | 108 | 109 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 6:44AM5.30m | 7:00PM5.53m | 7:18AM5.34m | 7:35PM5.49m | 7:53AM5.27m | 8:12PM5.32m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:00AM0.21m | 1:11PM0.25m | 1:33AM0.20m | 1:45PM0.28m | 2:07AM0.30m | 2:21PM0.42m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | SSW 9 | NW 6 | N 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 16 |
773 | 17 | 15 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1255 | 895 | 738 | 600 | 400 | 320 | 230 | 189 | 153 | 113 | 108 | 10 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | SSW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 6 | N 6 | N 5 | SSW 6 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | SW 17 | SSW 16 | — |
15 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 32 | 21 | 13 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 26 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 19 | S 19 | N 5 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | N 5 | — | S 11 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 2 | — | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 8 |
— | 547 | 486 | 549 | 663 | 770 | 1284 | 1872 | 1915 | 1712 | 1695 | 1559 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 109 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 19 | 19 | 19 | 217 | 385 | 425 | 249 | 242 | 190 | 683 | 190 | 196 | 211 | 174 | 11 | 19 | 19 | 11 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 211 | 18 | 18 |
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