Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.13° N 5.71° W

Priests Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 24 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Priests Cove sea temperature is
15.2°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 (24 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 12s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 10s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 20ft (6.0m), 12s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Priests Cove at 3AM is: 3.5m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Oct)6.5ft (2.0m)12s
Afternoon (24 Oct)16ft (5.0m)10s
Evening (24 Oct)20ft (6.0m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Sun night).

Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
W
12
3
W
12
3
W
11
2
WNW
12
4.5
WSW
9
5.5
WSW
11
6
WSW
12
6
W
12
5.5
W
12
5.5
W
12
5.5
W
12
5
W
12
4.5
WNW
13
4
W
13
3.5
W
12
3.5
W
12
2.5
W
12
2.3
W
12
3
SSW
8
3.5
SW
8
4
SW
10
4.5
WSW
11
4.5
WSW
11
5
SW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3546
2725
2214
1047
3465
6823
9810
10456
9957
8976
9229
8119
6439
5541
3802
3319
2104
1494
894
1895
2842
4238
4909
6638
Wind (km/h)
45
W
40
W
45
WSW
55
SW
65
SW
70
WSW
70
WSW
50
WNW
55
WNW
55
WNW
60
WNW
55
WNW
50
WNW
40
WNW
35
W
30
WSW
35
SSW
45
S
55
S
55
SW
50
SW
50
SSW
55
SSW
60
SSW
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
4:00AM4.78m
4:15PM5.09m
4:36AM5.15m
4:53PM5.40m
5:13AM5.45m
5:31PM5.60m
Low Tide
10:04PM0.75m
10:21AM0.71m
10:43PM0.42m
11:00AM0.40m
11:21PM0.19m
11:39AM0.18m
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light rain
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cloud
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6:14
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5:12
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4
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Temp °C
13
13
13
13
14
16
16
13
12
12
12
12
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
16
16
17
16
17
Feels °C
4
5
4
3
2
4
4
4
0
0
-1
0
2
4
5
6
5
4
4
7
8
9
7
7
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