Priests Cove Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.13° N 5.71° W

Priests Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 06 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Priests Cove sea temperature is
18.4° C
1.5° 

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 (06 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Priests Cove at 9AM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)6s
Afternoon (06 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)5s
Evening (06 Aug)1ft (0.3m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Wed night, calm by Sat afternoon).

Thursday
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
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)
1.5
WNW
6
1.4
WNW
6
1.3
WNW
6
1
WNW
6
0.8
WNW
6
0.6
W
5
0.3
W
10
0.3
W
10
0.3
W
10
0.3
W
10
0.3
W
9
0.3
W
9
0.3
W
9
0.3
W
9
0.3
W
9
0.3
W
9
0.3
W
9
0.3
W
9
0.3
WNW
9
0.3
WNW
10
0.4
WNW
9
0.4
WNW
9
0.4
WNW
9
0.4
WNW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
160
146
123
72
42
21
20
17
17
16
16
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
16
18
35
35
35
33
Wind (km/h)
30
NW
25
NW
20
NNW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
10
NW
15
WNW
10
NW
5
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
15
NW
10
NNW
10
N
10
NNE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
E
5
SE
0
S
10
N
15
NNE
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
High Tide
10:07PM4.67m
10:36AM4.42m
11:06PM4.38m
11:43AM4.22m
00:22AM4.18m
1:05PM4.17m
Low Tide
4:41AM1.06m
5:05PM1.22m
5:41AM1.28m
6:15PM1.38m
6:57AM1.41m
7:41PM1.39m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:56
5:58
6:00
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:58
8:55
8:54
 mm
Temp °C
17
17
16
16
16
17
17
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
15
16
17
18
18
18
Feels °C
11
12
12
13
13
14
15
14
14
14
15
15
14
14
14
14
15
15
13
15
16
18
17
15
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