Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.13° N 5.71° W

Priests Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 29 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Priests Cove sea temperature is
16.7°C
1.5° 

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 (30 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 11s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 11s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Priests Cove at 3AM is: 4.0m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 3.5m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Sep)11ft (3.5m)11s
Afternoon (30 Sep)11ft (3.5m)11s
Evening (30 Sep)10ft (3.0m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Tue night. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue afternoon, min 15°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the SSE on Tue night, moderate winds from the SW by Thu morning).

Tue
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
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
1
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
S
6
3
S
8
4
SSW
9
4
SSW
11
3.5
SW
11
3
SW
11
3.5
SW
11
3.5
SW
11
3.5
SW
11
3.5
SW
11
3
SW
11
3
SW
11
2.2
WNW
14
3
WNW
14
3.5
W
14
3.5
W
14
3
W
13
2.5
W
13
2.5
W
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
402
1029
2538
3440
2860
2388
2696
2811
2756
2508
2344
1834
1755
3066
4645
4008
3172
2504
2124
Wind (km/h)
55
SSE
60
SSE
65
SSE
35
SW
35
SW
40
SSW
40
SSW
45
SSW
35
SW
30
SW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
W
20
WSW
20
SW
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
7:11PM5.60m
7:30AM5.47m
7:51PM5.37m
8:11AM5.23m
8:35PM5.00m
Low Tide
1:20PM0.13m
1:40AM0.21m
1:59PM0.29m
2:20AM0.47m
2:43PM0.57m
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thunderstorm
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clear
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7
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8
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Temp °C
19
18
18
16
17
16
16
16
16
15
15
15
15
15
15
16
16
16
16
Feels °C
11
9
8
11
11
9
9
8
10
9
10
10
10
11
11
11
11
11
11
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