Priests Cove Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.13° N 5.71° W

Priests Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 05 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Priests Cove sea temperature is
18.4° 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 (05 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 7s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Priests Cove at 8PM is: 1.5m 6s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Aug)6.5ft (2.0m)7s
Afternoon (05 Aug)5ft (1.6m)7s
Evening (05 Aug)5ft (1.5m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed morning, min 16°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Wed morning, calm by Thu night).

Wed
5
Thursday
6
Friday
7
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
W
7
1.7
W
7
1.5
W
6
1.5
W
6
1.5
W
6
1.6
WNW
6
1.5
WNW
6
1.3
WNW
6
1
WNW
6
0.8
WNW
6
0.6
WNW
5
0.3
W
10
0.3
W
10
0.3
W
10
0.3
W
10
0.3
W
9
0.3
W
9
0.3
W
9
0.3
W
9
0.3
W
9
0.3
W
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
427
270
194
176
171
182
167
123
69
40
22
17
17
17
16
16
15
15
15
15
15
Wind (km/h)
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
NW
20
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
NNW
0
SE
5
SSE
5
SW
5
W
5
NNW
10
NE
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
9:43AM4.65m
10:07PM4.67m
10:36AM4.42m
11:06PM4.38m
11:43AM4.22m
Low Tide
4:11PM1.00m
4:41AM1.06m
5:05PM1.22m
5:41AM1.28m
6:15PM1.38m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:56
5:56
5:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:00
8:58
8:55
 mm
Temp °C
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
Feels °C
11
11
12
11
11
12
12
12
14
14
14
13
14
15
15
16
16
16
15
15
14
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