Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Priests Cove today (19 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Priests Cove at 12AM is: 1.3m 7s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 17s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Priests Cove. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 15°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Wed night, light winds from the NE by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 6 | W 7 | W 8 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
166 | 152 | 161 | 176 | 214 | 326 | 302 | 315 | 469 | 276 | 439 | 650 | 879 | 933 | 917 | 882 | 752 | 698 | 529 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:23PM4.68m | 9:44AM4.42m | 10:06PM4.24m | 10:30AM4.04m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:31PM0.84m | 3:53AM1.03m | 4:11PM1.21m | 4:34AM1.41m | 4:59PM1.57m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:31 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 |
11 | 29 | 29 | 46 | 45 | 42 | 24 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 38 | 36 | 34 | 21 | 33 | 33 | 752 | 698 | 529 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | N 5 |
— | — | — | — | 27 | 26 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 33 | 33 | 33 | 10 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 14 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 32 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 6 | W 7 | W 8 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | — | N 5 | — |
166 | 152 | 161 | 176 | 214 | 326 | 302 | 315 | 469 | 276 | 439 | 650 | 879 | 933 | 917 | 882 | — | 7 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 376 | 211 | 211 | 180 | 185 | 188 | 117 | 211 | 211 | 211 | 217 | 217 | 217 | 174 | 179 | 185 | 11 | 21 | 11 |
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