
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Priests Cove today (23 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 14s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Priests Cove at 3PM is: 1.8m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Sep) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (23 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 13s |
| Evening (23 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Priests Cove. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the N by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | W 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 11 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 19 | WNW 18 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1830 | 1617 | 1527 | 1138 | 1127 | 1025 | 661 | 614 | 478 | 302 | 242 | 242 | 194 | 138 | 100 | 292 | 1687 | 3034 | 3415 | 2935 | 2935 | 2650 | 1980 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 3:26AM4.01m | 3:43PM4.37m | 4:04AM4.40m | 4:18PM4.76m | 4:37AM4.77m | 4:51PM5.12m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:41AM1.39m | 10:09PM1.11m | 10:22AM1.01m | 10:46PM0.73m | 10:59AM0.66m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | W 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 18 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 |
1830 | 1617 | 1527 | 1138 | 1127 | 1025 | 661 | 614 | 478 | 302 | 242 | 242 | 194 | 138 | 100 | 98 | 1687 | 3034 | 3415 | 2935 | 2935 | 2650 | 1980 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 12 | — | — | — | N 4 | N 4 | NNE 4 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | S 3 | WNW 19 | W 10 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSE 16 | — | — | S 12 |
6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | — | — | — | 10 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 292 | 127 | 10 | 10 | 25 | — | — | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 13 | — | N 5 | W 17 | NE 4 | SW 10 | SSW 10 | — | SSW 9 | — | — | S 15 |
4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | — | 2 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 9 | — | 8 | — | — | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 4 | N 4 | — | — | ESE 2 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SSE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 5 |
— | — | — | — | — | 9 | 14 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 69 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 11 | 19 | 54 | 11 | 21 | 62 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 15 | 55 | 137 | 55 |
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