Priests Cove Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.13° N 5.71° W

Priests Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 20 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Priests Cove sea temperature is
17.5° C
0.5° 

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 (20 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 9s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 9s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Priests Cove at 1PM is: 2.3m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Aug)8ft (2.4m)9s
Afternoon (20 Aug)7ft (2.2m)9s
Evening (20 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Thu morning, light winds from the NNE by Fri night).

Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
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
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
WNW
8
2.5
WNW
9
2.4
WNW
9
2.3
WNW
9
2.2
WNW
9
2
WNW
9
1.7
WNW
10
1.5
W
10
1.3
W
9
1.3
W
9
1.1
W
8
1
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
8
1.2
NNW
5
0.7
WNW
8
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
15
0.8
N
6
0.9
N
6
0.8
N
6
0.3
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
831
913
880
882
809
669
551
423
281
257
169
144
119
78
51
64
65
67
39
52
39
34
55
Wind (km/h)
40
WNW
40
WNW
35
WNW
35
NW
30
NW
30
NW
25
NNW
15
N
20
NNE
20
N
30
N
30
NNW
30
NNW
25
NNW
25
N
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
15
ENE
15
E
15
E
20
NE
25
NE
Wind State
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:30AM4.04m
10:59PM3.84m
11:34AM3.72m
00:17AM3.56m
1:05PM3.59m
Low Tide
4:34AM1.41m
4:59PM1.57m
5:25AM1.74m
6:02PM1.84m
6:37AM1.94m
7:29PM1.95m
rain showers
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:18
6:20
6:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:31
8:30
8:28
 mm
1
1
1
2
3
1
Temp °C
18
17
17
17
17
18
17
16
16
15
14
15
15
15
16
16
16
16
16
18
17
17
17
Feels °C
11
10
11
11
12
13
13
13
12
12
8
9
9
9
11
12
14
13
13
15
14
14
13
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