
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Priests Cove today (16 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 11s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 11s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Priests Cove at 4AM is: 2.5m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 11s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Priests Cove. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue night, min 14°C on Wed morning). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | W 10 | WNW 11 | W 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 7 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 7 | W 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
919 | 1152 | 1134 | 1143 | 951 | 763 | 672 | 632 | 656 | 776 | 453 | 596 | 688 | 791 | 901 | 1108 | 1396 | 1739 | 1581 | 1408 | 1314 | 1311 | 345 | 504 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:24AM4.86m | 8:43PM4.64m | 9:00AM4.48m | 9:21PM4.20m | 9:42AM4.08m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:34AM0.72m | 2:51PM0.85m | 3:08AM1.09m | 3:29PM1.22m | 3:47AM1.46m | 4:16PM1.59m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 |
Feels °C | 11 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 10 | W 10 | WNW 11 | W 11 | WNW 11 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | — | — | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | WNW 13 | SW 12 | S 17 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 |
— | 1152 | 1134 | 1143 | 951 | 763 | 19 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 1408 | 6 | 6 | 313 | 206 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | — | S 11 | S 11 | — | N 5 | S 13 | S 13 | SW 13 | S 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | S 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 |
2 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 26 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 9 | 10 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 18 | S 18 | SW 12 | S 12 | S 17 | S 12 | S 12 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | NNE 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | — | WNW 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 7 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | — | W 13 | W 12 | W 7 | W 8 |
919 | 7 | 24 | 25 | 26 | — | 672 | 632 | 656 | 776 | 453 | 596 | 688 | 791 | 901 | 1108 | 1396 | 1739 | 1581 | — | 1314 | 1311 | 345 | 504 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 93 | 93 | 21 | 21 | 137 | 211 | 137 | 211 | 217 | 217 | 217 | 218 | 557 | 281 | 211 | 137 | 185 | 93 | 93 | 211 | 211 | 220 | 220 | 217 |
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