Priests Cove Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.13° N 5.71° W

Priests Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 23 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Priests Cove sea temperature is
17.6°C
0.6° 

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 (23 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Priests Cove at 7AM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Afternoon (23 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Evening (23 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon afternoon, min 15°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Sun morning, strong winds from the E by Mon morning).

Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
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
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
WSW
12
0.4
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
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
0.7
WNW
10
0.7
WNW
10
0.7
WNW
10
0.7
W
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
54
54
52
51
64
56
51
38
38
32
32
31
29
28
28
27
24
46
62
80
102
100
96
83
Wind (km/h)
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
15
ENE
15
E
15
E
20
E
20
ENE
30
ENE
35
E
40
E
40
E
40
E
40
E
30
ENE
30
E
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
E
35
E
30
ESE
25
SE
20
SSE
15
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:52AM3.54m
2:30PM3.72m
3:04AM3.75m
3:29PM4.01m
3:54AM4.05m
4:13PM4.36m
Low Tide
8:09AM1.93m
8:57PM1.80m
9:24AM1.70m
9:59PM1.50m
10:16AM1.37m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:24
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:25
8:23
8:22
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
17
16
15
16
17
18
18
17
17
17
17
17
18
19
19
19
19
17
17
18
19
19
19
18
Feels °C
12
12
11
13
15
15
14
13
12
11
10
10
11
12
13
13
14
11
12
13
14
16
17
17
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder
How to use the Wavefinder 

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Priests Cove surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest