Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Priests Cove today (24 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Priests Cove at 11PM is: 0.3m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 24). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (24 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (24 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Priests Cove. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon afternoon, min 17°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the E on Mon afternoon, calm by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 24 | Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
28 | 28 | 27 | 24 | 46 | 60 | 78 | 77 | 98 | 98 | 87 | 79 | 57 | 52 | 49 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 28 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:29PM4.01m | 3:54AM4.05m | 4:13PM4.36m | 4:33AM4.37m | 4:50PM4.72m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:59PM1.50m | 10:16AM1.37m | 10:43PM1.15m | 10:56AM1.03m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:20 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | ESE 8 | WNW 11 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 9 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
28 | 28 | 120 | 24 | 126 | 72 | 68 | 77 | 98 | 98 | 87 | 29 | 34 | 27 | 49 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 28 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | SW 8 | SSW 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | SSW 7 |
6 | 6 | 27 | 17 | 46 | 60 | 78 | 42 | 28 | 33 | 45 | 79 | 57 | 52 | 20 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 9 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 9 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | SSW 9 | SSW 13 | SW 8 | SW 9 | SSW 8 | SW 8 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | N 5 |
3 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 17 | 11 | 19 | 28 | 35 | 15 | 8 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | NNE 5 | E 8 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | N 4 | — | — | — | — | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 7 | SE 4 |
208 | 204 | 15 | 142 | 13 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 15 | 13 | 18 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 15 | 8 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 243 | 369 | 252 | 214 | 189 | 5 | 49 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 4 | 4 |
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