Priests Cove Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.13° N 5.71° W

Priests Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 29 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Priests Cove sea temperature is
17.8°C
1.0° 

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 (29 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 9s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Priests Cove at 6AM is: 1.9m 6s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Aug)10ft (3.0m)8s
Afternoon (29 Aug)13ft (4.0m)9s
Evening (29 Aug)10ft (3.0m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri night, min 16°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Sat morning, light winds from the W by Mon afternoon).

Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SW
6
1.7
SSW
6
2
SSW
7
3
SW
8
3
SW
9
4
WSW
9
3.5
W
9
2.5
W
9
2.3
WSW
9
2
WSW
9
1.9
WSW
9
2.1
WSW
8
2.5
WSW
8
2.5
WSW
8
3
WSW
9
3
W
9
3
W
10
3.5
W
9
3
W
9
3
W
9
2.5
W
10
2.2
W
10
1.9
W
10
1.6
W
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
126
168
372
1082
1343
2403
1836
1113
773
560
566
630
722
891
1456
1689
1840
1888
1672
1459
1137
910
652
464
Wind (km/h)
30
SSW
45
S
45
SSW
45
WSW
50
W
45
WNW
40
W
30
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
30
SW
40
SW
35
WSW
40
SW
45
WSW
45
W
40
W
40
WNW
40
WNW
30
NW
25
WNW
20
WNW
15
W
10
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
6:12AM5.17m
6:27PM5.47m
6:44AM5.30m
7:00PM5.53m
7:18AM5.34m
7:35PM5.49m
Low Tide
00:28AM0.33m
12:38PM0.32m
1:00AM0.21m
1:11PM0.25m
1:33AM0.20m
1:45PM0.28m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
6:33
6:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:14
8:12
8:09
 mm
9
5
4
1
6
1
Temp °C
18
17
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
17
17
17
17
17
16
17
17
17
17
Feels °C
14
10
11
12
10
11
12
14
15
15
13
12
12
11
9
9
10
10
10
10
12
13
14
15
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