Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Priests Cove today (26 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Priests Cove at 12AM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 25). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Priests Cove. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue afternoon, min 17°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SW 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 100 | 92 | 87 | 79 | 57 | 52 | 49 | 46 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 21 | 172 | 183 | 163 | 215 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 4:13PM4.36m | 4:33AM4.37m | 4:50PM4.72m | 5:08AM4.68m | 5:23PM5.04m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:43PM1.15m | 10:56AM1.03m | 11:20PM0.82m | 11:32AM0.72m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:17 | — |
mm | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SW 8 |
| kJ | 100 | 92 | 87 | 79 | 57 | 52 | 49 | 46 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 20 | 12 | 172 | 183 | 163 | 215 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSE 4 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | W 8 | W 8 | W 10 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
| kJ | 35 | 45 | 44 | 44 | 24 | 23 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 28 | 21 | 50 | 44 | 48 | 47 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 4 | ESE 5 | SW 13 | SW 12 | W 3 | N 4 | N 6 | N 6 | SSW 7 | SW 12 | SW 12 | NNE 3 | SW 7 | NNE 4 | N 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 |
| kJ | 9 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 6 | S 3 | S 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | ESE 3 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 44 | 19 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 10 | 32 | 18 | 29 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 25 | 0 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 33 | 25 | 243 | 66 | 190 | 369 | 369 | 369 | 189 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
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