Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Priests Cove today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 9s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 9s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Priests Cove at 1AM is: 2.3m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 8ft (2.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Priests Cove. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Wed night, light winds from the ENE by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | WNW 8 | NNW 6 | NNW 5 | WNW 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 225 | 371 | 573 | 719 | 851 | 860 | 900 | 958 | 809 | 778 | 539 | 397 | 318 | 225 | 173 | 147 | 97 | 71 | 41 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 10:06PM4.24m | 10:30AM4.04m | 10:59PM3.84m | 11:34AM3.72m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:11PM1.21m | 4:34AM1.41m | 4:59PM1.57m | 5:25AM1.74m | 6:02PM1.84m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:30 | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 9 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WSW 8 | W 9 | WNW 6 |
| kJ | 39 | 39 | 38 | 36 | 34 | 21 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 778 | 539 | 397 | 318 | 225 | 173 | 147 | 22 | 38 | 41 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | W 9 |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 33 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 7 | 17 | 17 | 27 | 17 | 25 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 17 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 10 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 5 | N 5 |
| kJ | 225 | 371 | 573 | 719 | 851 | 860 | 900 | 958 | 809 | 12 | 18 | 45 | 56 | 64 | 108 | 77 | 97 | 71 | 34 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 568 | 235 | 217 | 217 | 217 | 195 | 185 | 310 | 211 | 195 | 11 | 11 | 106 | 117 | 117 | 117 | 234 | 11 | 11 |
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