Priests Cove Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.13° N 5.71° W

Priests Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 06 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Priests Cove sea temperature is
17.4°C
0.9° 

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 (07 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 13s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Priests Cove at 1AM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a West direction and 1.2m 9s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 06). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Sep)7.5ft (2.3m)13s
Afternoon (07 Sep)7ft (2.1m)12s
Evening (07 Sep)7ft (2.1m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun night, min 15°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sun night, strong winds from the WNW by Tue afternoon).

Sun
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
W
9
0.7
W
8
0.5
W
17
0.9
W
16
2
W
15
2.3
W
14
2.3
W
13
2.2
W
13
2
W
12
1.9
W
12
2.1
W
12
2.2
W
10
2.3
W
10
2.2
W
9
1.8
WNW
9
2
WNW
9
2.1
WNW
9
2.3
WNW
9
2.5
WNW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
74
68
147
412
1676
1947
1780
1583
1179
1013
1227
1066
943
822
552
613
660
755
908
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
25
W
30
NW
25
WNW
20
W
25
WSW
25
SW
35
WSW
30
WSW
25
W
35
NNW
30
NW
35
NW
40
WNW
40
WNW
40
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
1:45AM4.01m
2:23PM4.30m
3:02AM4.33m
3:28PM4.72m
Low Tide
7:44PM1.46m
8:23AM1.43m
9:08PM1.15m
9:35AM1.08m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:45
6:47
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:57
7:54
7:52
 mm
2
5
6
4
Temp °C
18
18
19
18
18
17
16
16
17
17
15
15
15
15
16
16
16
16
16
Feels °C
16
17
18
16
16
12
12
12
13
13
9
10
11
9
10
8
8
7
8
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