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Lat Long: 50.13° N 5.71° W

Priests Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 16 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Priests Cove sea temperature is
15.8°C
1.7° 

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 (16 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 12s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Priests Cove at 4PM is: 2.3m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Oct)8ft (2.5m)12s
Afternoon (16 Oct)7ft (2.2m)12s
Evening (16 Oct)6ft (1.9m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri morning, min 9°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

Fri
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
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
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
W
12
2.2
W
12
2.3
WNW
12
2
W
12
1.9
W
12
1.8
W
12
1.7
W
12
1.6
W
12
1.5
W
12
1.4
W
11
1.3
W
11
1.2
W
11
1.1
W
11
1
W
11
0.7
W
11
0.7
W
11
0.6
W
10
0.6
W
10
0.6
W
11
0.5
W
11
0.5
W
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1735
1424
1461
1141
1013
911
800
698
594
492
418
351
297
242
114
112
72
76
82
57
51
Wind (km/h)
35
NNW
35
NNW
30
NNW
30
N
30
N
30
N
30
NNE
25
NE
30
NE
25
NE
20
NE
25
NE
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
8:29AM4.52m
8:49PM4.19m
9:09AM4.16m
9:34PM3.83m
10:01AM3.83m
Low Tide
3:00PM1.23m
3:16AM1.45m
3:48PM1.55m
4:08AM1.74m
4:51PM1.81m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:45
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7:47
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7:48
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6:30
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6:28
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6:25
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Temp °C
14
14
13
13
14
14
13
13
13
13
13
13
12
11
10
9
10
11
11
12
12
Feels °C
6
7
6
6
8
7
6
7
7
8
9
8
6
6
4
4
4
6
4
6
7
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