Priests Cove Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.13° N 5.71° W

Priests Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 24 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Priests Cove sea temperature is
18.1° C
1.4° 

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 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Priests Cove at 8AM is: 0.8m 5s primary swell from a North direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am July 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)5s
Afternoon (24 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)4s
Evening (24 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 20°C on Thu night, min 17°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Fri night, strong winds from the WNW by Sat night).

Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
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)
0.8
N
5
0.8
N
5
0.8
N
5
0.8
N
5
0.7
N
4
0.6
N
4
0.5
N
4
0.2
W
8
0.2
W
8
0.6
NW
4
0.7
NW
4
0.9
WNW
6
1
WNW
6
1.1
WNW
5
1.5
WNW
6
1.6
WNW
6
1.6
WNW
7
1.7
WNW
7
1.8
WNW
7
2.1
WNW
7
2.1
WNW
7
1.9
WNW
7
1.8
WNW
8
1.7
WNW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
36
32
27
27
19
13
7
7
7
10
18
53
63
57
151
203
214
247
295
397
432
400
368
344
Wind (km/h)
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NE
20
NNE
25
N
25
N
25
NNW
20
NNW
25
NW
15
NW
20
NNW
25
NW
25
WNW
30
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
35
WNW
40
WNW
35
NW
35
NW
30
NW
25
WNW
25
WNW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
1:11AM3.80m
1:48PM3.82m
2:21AM3.80m
2:53PM3.93m
3:21AM3.94m
3:47PM4.14m
Low Tide
7:29AM1.73m
8:09PM1.76m
8:42AM1.72m
9:21PM1.65m
9:47AM1.56m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:39
5:41
5:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:16
9:15
9:15
 mm
1
Temp °C
19
18
17
18
18
17
17
17
17
18
18
17
18
18
18
18
18
18
17
17
17
17
17
17
Feels °C
16
15
14
15
15
13
13
14
14
17
15
13
14
13
13
15
15
14
11
11
11
12
13
13
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