Priests Cove Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.13° N 5.71° W

Priests Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 26 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Priests Cove sea temperature is
17.4°C
0.5° 

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 (26 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Priests Cove at 12PM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 26). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Aug)2ft (0.6m)8s
Afternoon (26 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Evening (26 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 17°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Thu morning, strong winds from the SSW by Fri night).

Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
W
9
0.6
W
8
0.6
W
8
0.6
W
8
0.5
W
8
0.5
W
8
0.5
W
8
0.5
W
8
0.5
W
8
0.4
W
8
0.4
W
8
0.6
W
10
0.9
SSW
7
0.9
SSW
7
1
SSW
6
1.2
SW
6
1.3
SW
6
2.1
SW
6
1.8
SW
7
1.7
WSW
7
1.8
WSW
7
1.9
W
7
1.8
W
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
57
52
49
46
30
28
28
28
28
18
20
70
77
77
88
116
128
326
299
277
298
335
289
Wind (km/h)
15
S
20
S
20
SSE
25
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
25
ENE
30
E
25
SSE
20
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
W
30
W
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
W
30
W
25
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
4:33AM4.37m
4:50PM4.72m
5:08AM4.68m
5:23PM5.04m
5:40AM4.95m
5:55PM5.29m
Low Tide
10:56AM1.03m
11:20PM0.82m
11:32AM0.72m
11:55PM0.54m
12:05PM0.48m
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light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
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cloud
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clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:26
6:28
6:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:20
8:17
8:15
 mm
1
3
6
Temp °C
18
18
18
18
18
19
18
18
19
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
Feels °C
17
17
16
16
16
17
15
14
16
16
18
17
16
15
16
15
15
13
12
15
14
14
15
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