Priests Cove Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.13° N 5.71° W

Priests Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 10 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Priests Cove sea temperature is
18.6° C
1.6° 

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 (10 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Priests Cove at 7AM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Aug)3ft (0.9m)5s
Afternoon (10 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Evening (10 Aug)2ft (0.6m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
10
Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
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
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WNW
9
1
NW
5
1
NW
6
0.8
NW
5
0.5
W
8
0.5
WNW
8
0.6
WNW
8
0.6
WNW
8
0.5
W
8
0.5
W
8
0.4
WNW
8
0.4
WNW
8
0.3
W
10
0.4
WNW
7
0.3
W
12
0.5
W
11
0.7
W
11
0.8
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.9
W
10
0.9
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
9
1
W
9
1
W
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
32
55
59
32
35
38
53
51
33
33
20
19
18
18
25
60
114
133
127
154
150
141
173
180
Wind (km/h)
25
WNW
20
NW
15
N
15
N
20
N
20
N
20
N
20
NNE
15
NE
10
ENE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
20
SE
10
ESE
10
E
10
E
10
NE
15
NE
15
NE
10
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
N
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
3:04AM4.43m
3:34PM4.73m
4:05AM4.76m
4:30PM5.13m
4:57AM5.08m
5:19PM5.49m
Low Tide
9:40AM1.06m
10:17PM0.79m
10:41AM0.69m
11:13PM0.40m
11:32AM0.36m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:03
6:05
6:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:51
8:49
8:47
 mm
Temp °C
18
18
17
16
16
16
17
17
17
18
19
19
20
20
20
20
20
21
21
22
22
23
22
21
Feels °C
16
16
16
15
14
13
14
14
14
16
17
17
19
18
19
19
17
18
18
19
19
19
17
18
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