Priests Cove Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.13° N 5.71° W

Priests Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 18 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Priests Cove sea temperature is
17.0°C
1.1° 

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 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 13s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Priests Cove at 8AM is: 2.1m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Sep)7ft (2.1m)13s
Afternoon (18 Sep)4ft (1.2m)12s
Evening (18 Sep)6.5ft (2.0m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri night, min 15°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Fri night, calm by Sun afternoon).

Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
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
1
2
1
1
2
2
2
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
WNW
11
2.3
WNW
13
2.2
WNW
13
2
W
13
2
W
13
1.2
WNW
12
1.9
W
7
2
W
8
2.2
W
8
2.1
W
8
2.1
W
8
2.4
W
11
2.4
W
11
2.3
W
11
2.2
W
11
2.1
W
11
1.9
W
11
1.8
W
11
1.7
W
11
1.6
W
11
1.5
W
11
1.4
WNW
11
1.4
WNW
11
1.3
W
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1396
1723
1568
1379
1314
454
378
458
597
555
545
1317
1320
1210
1109
1009
828
750
683
617
555
486
486
410
Wind (km/h)
30
WNW
25
WNW
25
W
30
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
SW
35
SW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
SW
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
WNW
10
N
5
NNW
5
NW
0
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
Wind State
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
High Tide
9:42AM4.08m
10:08PM3.79m
10:38AM3.71m
11:22PM3.46m
12:15PM3.50m
Low Tide
3:47AM1.46m
4:16PM1.59m
4:39AM1.80m
5:21PM1.89m
5:55AM2.02m
6:51PM2.01m
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7:01
7:03
7:05
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7:30
7:28
7:25
 mm
1
Temp °C
15
15
15
15
16
16
16
17
18
17
16
17
17
18
17
17
17
16
15
15
16
16
17
17
Feels °C
9
10
10
10
11
10
10
12
13
13
11
12
13
16
15
16
16
16
14
15
16
16
18
18
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