Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.13° N 5.71° W

Priests Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 24 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Priests Cove sea temperature is
15.0°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 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 18ft (5.5m), 10s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 18ft (5.5m), 12s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Priests Cove at 1PM is: 4.5m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Oct)10ft (3.0m)8s
Afternoon (24 Oct)18ft (5.5m)10s
Evening (24 Oct)18ft (5.5m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 28mm), 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, moderate winds from the WSW by Sun night).

Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
W
12
3
W
11
3
SW
8
4.5
WSW
10
5.5
WSW
11
6
WSW
12
5.5
W
12
5.5
W
12
5
W
12
5.5
W
12
5.5
W
12
4.5
WNW
12
4.5
W
12
3.5
W
12
3.5
W
12
3
W
12
2.3
W
12
1.8
W
12
3
SSW
8
3.5
SW
8
4
SW
10
4.5
SW
11
5
SW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2725
2366
922
3911
7663
9810
9268
9650
8300
9229
8662
6744
5912
3990
3330
2346
1455
879
963
1817
3400
4361
6076
Wind (km/h)
40
W
45
WSW
50
SW
65
SW
70
WSW
70
WSW
45
WNW
55
WNW
55
WNW
60
WNW
55
WNW
50
WNW
40
WNW
30
W
30
WSW
35
SSW
45
S
55
S
55
SW
55
SSW
55
SSW
60
SSW
60
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
4:15PM5.09m
4:36AM5.15m
4:53PM5.40m
5:13AM5.45m
5:31PM5.60m
Low Tide
10:21AM0.71m
10:43PM0.42m
11:00AM0.40m
11:21PM0.19m
11:39AM0.18m
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
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7:58
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7:00
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8:00
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6:14
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5:12
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6:10
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 mm
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4
7
2
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3
2
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5
1
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Temp °C
13
13
13
14
16
16
14
12
13
12
12
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
16
16
16
17
16
Feels °C
5
5
3
2
4
4
5
0
1
-1
-1
2
4
5
6
5
3
3
7
7
7
7
5
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