Priests Cove Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.13° N 5.71° W

Priests Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 04 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Priests Cove sea temperature is
18.4° C
1.4° 

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 (04 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Priests Cove at 9AM is: 1.3m 7s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Afternoon (04 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Evening (04 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 20°C on Mon night, min 16°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Tue night, light winds from the NW by Thu afternoon).

Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
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
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SW
8
1.5
SW
7
1.4
SW
7
1.3
SW
7
1.3
SW
7
1.3
SW
7
1.4
SW
6
1.5
WSW
6
1.9
WSW
6
2
W
7
2.1
W
7
1.9
WNW
7
1.9
WNW
7
1.7
WNW
7
1.6
WNW
6
1.6
WNW
6
1.7
WNW
6
1.6
WNW
6
1.4
WNW
6
1.2
WNW
6
0.9
WNW
6
0.8
W
6
0.8
WNW
5
0.7
W
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
210
235
211
184
164
155
167
175
272
377
475
383
316
268
218
212
219
195
146
103
54
40
34
31
Wind (km/h)
30
S
30
SSW
25
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
35
SW
40
W
40
W
40
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
35
WNW
30
NW
25
NW
20
NW
15
NW
20
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
8:59AM4.83m
9:19PM4.93m
9:43AM4.65m
10:07PM4.67m
10:36AM4.42m
Low Tide
3:14AM0.66m
3:27PM0.80m
3:54AM0.84m
4:11PM1.00m
4:41AM1.06m
5:05PM1.22m
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:54
5:56
5:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:00
9:00
8:58
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
20
19
19
19
19
19
19
18
18
17
17
17
16
17
17
17
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
Feels °C
18
16
16
16
16
15
15
12
11
10
11
11
9
11
10
11
9
10
11
12
13
12
13
14
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