Priests Cove Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.13° N 5.71° W

Priests Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 13 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Priests Cove sea temperature is
18.5° C
1.4° 

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 (13 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Priests Cove at 10AM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 13). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Aug)4ft (1.2m)11s
Afternoon (13 Aug)4ft (1.2m)10s
Evening (13 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Thu afternoon, min 16°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Thu night, fresh winds from the NNE by Fri night).

Thursday
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
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
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
W
10
1.2
W
11
1.2
W
10
1.2
W
10
1.2
W
10
1.2
W
10
1.1
W
10
1.1
W
10
1
W
9
1
W
9
1
W
9
1
W
9
1.1
W
9
1.2
W
8
1.3
W
8
1.1
W
8
1
W
8
1
W
8
1.1
W
8
1
W
8
0.9
W
8
0.9
W
8
0.8
W
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
196
332
313
290
284
279
230
220
173
162
159
155
184
196
228
161
129
120
138
120
98
93
72
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
20
NW
20
WNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
N
30
NNE
30
NNE
25
N
30
N
30
N
30
N
30
N
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
6:04PM5.72m
6:27AM5.46m
6:46PM5.79m
7:07AM5.46m
7:26PM5.70m
Low Tide
12:17PM0.12m
00:45AM-0.07m
12:59PM0.01m
1:25AM-0.08m
1:38PM0.05m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:07
6:09
6:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:45
8:44
8:42
 mm
Temp °C
20
20
20
20
21
20
20
20
20
19
19
18
18
18
18
18
18
17
18
18
17
16
16
Feels °C
20
19
19
20
22
20
21
21
21
20
20
16
17
16
15
16
14
12
13
13
12
11
11
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