Priests Cove Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.13° N 5.71° W

Priests Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 23 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Priests Cove sea temperature is
17.9° C
1.3° 

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 (23 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Priests Cove at 7AM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a North direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jul)3ft (0.9m)6s
Afternoon (23 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)6s
Evening (23 Jul)3ft (0.9m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Thu night, min 15°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Thu morning, fresh winds from the WNW by Sat afternoon).

Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
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
1
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
N
5
0.9
N
5
0.9
N
6
0.9
N
6
0.9
N
6
0.8
N
6
0.8
N
5
0.9
N
5
0.9
N
5
0.9
NNE
5
0.9
NNE
5
0.8
NNE
4
0.7
NNE
4
0.6
N
4
0.5
N
4
0.3
W
8
0.2
W
8
0.4
WNW
4
0.8
NW
4
1.2
WNW
6
1.3
WNW
6
1.5
WNW
6
1.7
WNW
6
1.8
WNW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
54
45
50
54
56
39
37
45
42
37
35
27
19
13
7
12
6
6
21
81
93
148
227
276
Wind (km/h)
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
10
NE
10
NNW
15
N
20
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
20
NE
20
NNE
25
N
25
N
25
NNW
20
NNW
25
NW
15
NW
20
NNW
20
WNW
30
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
00:00AM3.98m
12:36PM3.86m
1:11AM3.80m
1:48PM3.82m
2:21AM3.80m
2:53PM3.93m
Low Tide
6:24AM1.58m
6:55PM1.71m
7:29AM1.73m
8:09PM1.76m
8:42AM1.72m
9:21PM1.65m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:37
5:39
5:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:19
9:16
9:15
 mm
Temp °C
16
16
16
17
18
18
19
20
19
18
17
18
18
18
17
18
17
18
18
18
18
17
18
18
Feels °C
13
14
15
17
18
17
17
17
16
14
14
16
15
15
14
16
14
17
15
15
13
11
14
14
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