Priests Cove Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.13° N 5.71° W

Priests Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 31 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Priests Cove sea temperature is
18.5° C
1.7° 

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 (31 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Priests Cove at 9AM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am July 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Jul)2ft (0.6m)6s
Afternoon (31 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)5s
Evening (31 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu night, min 15°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
31
Saturday
1
Sunday
2
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
8
0.4
WNW
8
0.8
NW
5
0.8
WNW
6
0.6
WNW
6
0.7
NW
5
0.5
WNW
5
0.2
W
11
0.6
WNW
7
0.4
W
10
0.5
W
10
0.5
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.6
W
8
0.5
W
8
0.5
W
8
0.5
W
8
0.4
WSW
8
0.4
SW
8
0.4
SW
8
0.6
WSW
10
0.7
WSW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
31
20
30
34
24
25
13
10
31
31
46
40
59
57
54
51
35
35
35
24
17
18
75
88
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
20
N
20
N
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
15
NNE
15
NE
15
ENE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
ESE
15
NNE
15
NE
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
cross
cross-off
High Tide
6:38AM4.90m
6:54PM5.21m
7:11AM4.98m
7:27PM5.26m
7:45AM5.00m
8:02PM5.23m
Low Tide
00:56AM0.56m
1:06PM0.54m
1:30AM0.48m
1:40PM0.51m
2:04AM0.47m
2:14PM0.54m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
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part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:48
5:50
5:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:07
9:06
9:05
 mm
Temp °C
17
18
17
16
16
16
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
16
16
16
16
15
17
18
18
18
18
Feels °C
13
14
13
13
12
12
14
14
14
15
16
16
15
15
13
14
14
13
12
15
17
18
16
15
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