Priests Cove Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.13° N 5.71° W

Priests Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 31 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Priests Cove sea temperature is
17.8°C
1.0° 

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 (31 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Priests Cove at 8AM is: 3.0m 10s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 31). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Aug)10ft (3.0m)10s
Afternoon (31 Aug)8ft (2.5m)10s
Evening (31 Aug)6ft (1.9m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed morning, min 16°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Sun night, light winds from the SW by Tue morning).

Monday
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
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
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
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
W
9
3
W
10
3
W
10
3
W
10
2.5
W
10
2.5
W
10
2.2
W
10
1.8
W
10
1.5
W
10
1.4
W
9
1.2
W
9
1.1
W
9
1.1
W
9
1
W
8
1
W
8
1
W
8
1
WSW
8
1.4
WSW
6
1.8
WSW
7
2.1
WSW
7
2.1
WSW
8
1.9
WSW
8
1.8
WSW
8
1.7
WSW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1622
1581
1695
1668
1352
1218
913
598
400
320
230
189
185
143
137
134
137
142
286
482
520
485
437
392
Wind (km/h)
40
W
35
WNW
40
WNW
35
NW
30
NW
25
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
WSW
15
W
15
W
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
30
SW
35
SSW
40
SW
30
SW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
SW
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
7:18AM5.34m
7:35PM5.49m
7:53AM5.27m
8:12PM5.32m
8:32AM5.09m
8:53PM5.03m
Low Tide
1:33AM0.20m
1:45PM0.28m
2:07AM0.30m
2:21PM0.42m
2:43AM0.50m
3:00PM0.64m
clear
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clear
clear
part cloud
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part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:35
6:35
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:09
8:07
8:06
 mm
Temp °C
17
17
17
16
16
16
17
17
17
17
17
17
18
18
18
17
17
17
17
18
19
18
18
18
Feels °C
10
11
11
9
10
11
14
15
15
15
15
15
16
16
16
15
14
13
12
13
15
14
15
15
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