Priests Cove Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.13° N 5.71° W

Priests Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 20 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Priests Cove sea temperature is
16.6°C
0.9° 

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 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Priests Cove at 3PM is: 1.5m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 20). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)11s
Afternoon (20 Sep)5ft (1.5m)11s
Evening (20 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun night, min 15°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
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)
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
4
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
W
11
1.6
W
11
1.5
W
11
1.4
WNW
11
1.3
W
11
1.3
W
11
1.2
WNW
11
1.2
WNW
11
1.1
WNW
12
1.1
W
11
1
W
11
0.9
WNW
11
0.8
WNW
11
0.8
WNW
11
0.8
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
10
1
W
10
1.2
W
12
1.3
W
12
1.4
W
11
1.2
WNW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
683
617
565
495
410
418
376
390
343
319
256
198
153
153
147
170
221
397
464
492
877
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
5
N
0
WNW
5
SW
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
SW
5
SW
5
SW
5
WSW
5
W
5
NW
10
N
10
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
E
5
ENE
10
NNE
10
NE
Wind State
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-off
High Tide
12:15PM3.50m
1:17AM3.41m
1:59PM3.64m
2:37AM3.66m
3:01PM3.97m
Low Tide
6:51PM2.01m
7:30AM2.01m
8:23PM1.84m
8:49AM1.75m
9:25PM1.50m
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:05
7:05
7:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:25
7:23
7:22
 mm
Temp °C
15
16
16
16
17
19
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
17
18
18
18
18
Feels °C
14
16
16
16
18
20
19
20
19
20
19
19
19
19
18
18
17
19
19
18
18
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