Priests Cove Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.13° N 5.71° W

Priests Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 18 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Priests Cove sea temperature is
18.1° C
1.0° 

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 (18 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Priests Cove at 3AM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)6s
Afternoon (18 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)6s
Evening (18 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon night, min 17°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds.

Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
W
6
1.5
W
6
1.5
W
6
1.4
WNW
6
1.5
W
6
1.4
WNW
6
1.4
WNW
7
1.4
WNW
7
1.5
WNW
7
1.4
WNW
7
1.5
WNW
9
1.4
WNW
9
1.6
WNW
9
1.6
WNW
7
1.8
WNW
7
2.1
W
7
2.2
W
8
2.4
WNW
8
2.5
WNW
9
2.4
WNW
9
2.2
WNW
9
1.9
WNW
9
1.7
WNW
9
1.5
W
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
110
176
182
160
182
165
175
186
192
203
329
340
409
261
327
491
627
713
892
860
757
626
506
388
Wind (km/h)
30
W
30
W
25
W
30
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
W
25
WNW
20
W
25
W
25
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
30
W
35
W
35
W
35
W
35
W
35
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
25
NW
25
NNW
20
N
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
9:03AM4.78m
9:23PM4.68m
9:44AM4.42m
10:06PM4.24m
10:30AM4.04m
Low Tide
3:16AM0.65m
3:31PM0.84m
3:53AM1.03m
4:11PM1.21m
4:34AM1.41m
4:59PM1.57m
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clear
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part cloud
clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:15
6:16
6:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:36
8:34
8:31
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
18
19
19
19
18
18
18
17
17
17
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
17
18
17
16
Feels °C
15
16
17
16
15
15
15
13
14
14
15
14
13
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
13
13
13
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