Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Priests Cove today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Priests Cove at 8AM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.2m 17s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Priests Cove. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon night, min 17°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 6 | W 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 7 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 110 | 176 | 182 | 160 | 182 | 165 | 175 | 186 | 192 | 203 | 329 | 340 | 409 | 261 | 327 | 491 | 627 | 713 | 892 | 860 | 757 | 626 | 506 | 388 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:03AM4.78m | 9:23PM4.68m | 9:44AM4.42m | 10:06PM4.24m | 10:30AM4.04m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:16AM0.65m | 3:31PM0.84m | 3:53AM1.03m | 4:11PM1.21m | 4:34AM1.41m | 4:59PM1.57m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:31 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | NW 11 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 |
| kJ | 10 | 10 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 11 | 29 | 29 | 46 | 45 | 42 | 33 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 38 | 36 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 626 | 506 | 388 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 26 | 24 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 33 | 33 | 33 | 32 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 6 | W 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 7 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | — | N 4 | N 5 |
| kJ | 110 | 176 | 182 | 160 | 182 | 165 | 175 | 186 | 192 | 203 | 329 | 340 | 409 | 261 | 327 | 491 | 627 | 713 | 892 | 860 | 757 | — | 6 | 10 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 211 | 250 | 174 | 277 | 376 | 863 | 211 | 211 | 195 | 189 | 187 | 190 | 229 | 211 | 281 | 278 | 217 | 217 | 174 | 174 | 174 | 245 | 11 | 11 |
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