Priests Cove Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.13° N 5.71° W

Priests Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 20 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Priests Cove sea temperature is
18.0° C
1.5° 

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 (20 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Priests Cove at 12PM is: 0.3m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am July 20). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)5s
Afternoon (20 Jul)1ft (0.3m)11s
Evening (20 Jul)3ft (0.9m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon morning, min 15°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Mon morning, fresh winds from the NNE by Tue night).

Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
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
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
N
5
0.7
N
5
0.7
N
5
0.3
WNW
11
0.3
WNW
11
0.4
WNW
11
0.9
N
5
1.1
N
5
1.2
N
5
1.1
N
6
1.1
N
6
1
N
6
1
N
5
1
N
5
1
N
5
1.1
N
5
1.1
N
5
1.2
N
5
1.3
NNE
6
1.2
NNE
6
1.3
N
5
1.2
N
5
1.1
N
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
21
21
24
24
24
40
40
64
80
72
74
61
57
53
56
67
62
78
106
91
99
83
67
Wind (km/h)
20
N
20
NNE
5
NE
5
ESE
15
N
25
N
25
NNE
30
N
25
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
20
N
25
N
25
N
20
N
25
N
30
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
30
NNE
30
N
30
N
30
N
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
9:45AM4.63m
10:07PM4.68m
10:34AM4.32m
10:59PM4.30m
11:30AM4.05m
Low Tide
4:14PM0.90m
4:43AM1.00m
5:01PM1.22m
5:30AM1.33m
5:53PM1.51m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:33
5:35
5:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:22
9:21
9:20
 mm
Temp °C
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
16
16
16
17
18
17
17
18
17
16
15
15
16
15
16
15
Feels °C
15
16
18
18
17
14
14
12
12
14
14
15
13
13
15
13
11
9
9
11
10
11
10
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