Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Priests Cove today (19 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 7s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Priests Cove at 11AM is: 1.5m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 6s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Priests Cove. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed morning, min 15°C on Fri morning). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | W 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | W 6 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | WNW 8 | NNW 6 | NNW 5 | NW 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 191 | 289 | 314 | 426 | 225 | 382 | 558 | 709 | 859 | 933 | 955 | 863 | 826 | 703 | 551 | 405 | 275 | 220 | 173 | 151 | 93 | 75 | 53 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:44AM4.42m | 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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 | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:30 | — |
mm | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WSW 8 | W 9 | W 9 |
| kJ | 45 | 42 | 24 | 24 | 39 | 39 | 38 | 36 | 34 | 21 | 33 | 33 | 826 | 703 | 551 | 405 | 275 | 220 | 173 | 151 | 22 | 38 | 27 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 28 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 33 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 25 | 17 | 17 | 27 | 27 | 25 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 17 | SW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 13 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 7 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | W 6 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | — | — | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 5 | NW 5 |
| kJ | 191 | 289 | 314 | 426 | 225 | 382 | 558 | 709 | 859 | 933 | 955 | 863 | — | — | 10 | 18 | 36 | 47 | 89 | 61 | 93 | 75 | 53 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 54 | 187 | 482 | 211 | 568 | 576 | 217 | 217 | 217 | 179 | 185 | 192 | 557 | 21 | 11 | 32 | 117 | 15 | 117 | 211 | 21 | 21 | 11 |
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