Priests Cove Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.13° N 5.71° W

Priests Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 24 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Priests Cove sea temperature is
17.2°C
0.3° 

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 (24 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • 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 10AM is: 0.3m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 24). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Aug)1ft (0.3m)14s
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 Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue afternoon, min 16°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the E on Mon morning, light winds from the SSW by Wed morning).

Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.3
WNW
11
0.4
WNW
11
0.5
WNW
10
0.6
WNW
10
0.6
WNW
10
0.7
WNW
10
0.7
WNW
10
0.7
W
9
0.7
W
9
0.7
W
9
0.6
W
8
0.6
W
8
0.6
W
8
0.5
W
8
0.5
W
8
0.5
W
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
32
32
31
29
28
28
27
24
46
60
78
77
98
98
87
79
78
52
49
48
30
28
28
Wind (km/h)
35
E
40
E
40
E
40
E
40
E
30
E
25
ENE
30
E
25
ENE
25
E
30
E
30
E
25
ESE
20
SE
20
SSE
15
S
15
SSW
10
SW
10
SSW
15
S
15
SE
20
ESE
20
ENE
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
High Tide
3:04AM3.75m
3:29PM4.01m
3:54AM4.05m
4:13PM4.36m
4:33AM4.37m
4:50PM4.72m
Low Tide
9:24AM1.70m
9:59PM1.50m
10:16AM1.37m
10:43PM1.15m
10:56AM1.03m
cloud
clear
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clear
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clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
6:26
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:23
8:22
8:20
 mm
Temp °C
17
17
17
18
18
18
18
18
17
16
17
18
19
19
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
19
17
Feels °C
11
11
10
10
11
12
14
13
13
11
12
13
16
17
16
17
17
18
19
17
16
17
15
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