Priests Cove Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.13° N 5.71° W

Priests Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 03 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Priests Cove sea temperature is
18.4° 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 (03 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Priests Cove at 4PM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 03). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Aug)3ft (0.9m)9s
Afternoon (03 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Evening (03 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue morning. Warm (max 20°C on Mon morning, min 16°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Mon morning, strong winds from the WNW by Tue night).

Mon
3
Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
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)
1
0
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
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WSW
9
0.8
WSW
9
0.8
WSW
8
0.8
WSW
8
1.1
SW
8
1.3
SW
8
1.5
SW
7
1.4
SW
7
1.3
SW
7
1.3
SW
7
1.3
SW
7
1.6
SW
6
1.7
WSW
6
1.9
WSW
7
2.2
W
7
2.2
W
7
2.1
W
7
1.8
WNW
7
1.7
WNW
7
1.7
WNW
6
1.7
WNW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
106
86
80
76
151
191
237
211
184
174
155
184
232
298
466
524
470
346
268
253
245
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
15
S
20
S
20
S
25
S
30
S
30
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
35
SW
35
SW
40
W
35
W
40
WNW
40
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
8:20AM4.95m
8:38PM5.12m
8:59AM4.83m
9:19PM4.93m
9:43AM4.65m
Low Tide
2:49PM0.64m
3:14AM0.66m
3:27PM0.80m
3:54AM0.84m
4:11PM1.00m
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:52
5:54
5:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:02
9:00
9:00
 mm
1
Temp °C
19
20
20
20
19
19
20
19
19
19
19
19
18
18
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
Feels °C
17
18
17
18
17
16
17
17
17
16
14
14
12
12
10
10
11
10
11
11
11
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