Priests Cove Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.13° N 5.71° W

Priests Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 08 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Priests Cove sea temperature is
17.4°C
0.9° 

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 (08 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 9s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 9s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 9s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Priests Cove at 4AM is: 2.1m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Sep)6ft (1.8m)9s
Afternoon (08 Sep)6.5ft (2.0m)9s
Evening (08 Sep)7ft (2.1m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 14°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Wed afternoon).

Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
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)
2.2
W
10
2.1
W
10
1.9
W
10
1.8
WNW
9
1.9
WNW
9
2
WNW
9
2
W
9
2.1
W
9
2.2
WNW
9
1.9
W
9
1.5
WNW
9
1.3
WNW
9
1.1
WNW
9
1
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
9
0.7
WNW
8
0.7
WSW
8
0.8
WSW
8
0.5
WNW
8
1.1
SW
5
1.3
SW
6
2.1
WSW
7
2.5
WSW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1066
908
708
510
572
631
632
678
692
549
359
280
216
173
140
101
73
53
64
37
51
107
462
885
Wind (km/h)
30
WSW
20
W
35
NNW
35
NNW
35
NW
40
NW
35
NW
35
NW
35
NW
30
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
5
WNW
10
WSW
10
SW
15
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
25
SSW
30
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
3:02AM4.33m
3:28PM4.72m
3:58AM4.72m
4:20PM5.15m
4:45AM5.08m
5:03PM5.49m
Low Tide
9:35AM1.08m
10:10PM0.73m
10:30AM0.67m
11:00PM0.35m
11:16AM0.34m
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
rain showers
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:47
6:48
6:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:52
7:51
7:47
 mm
5
7
8
1
2
1
Temp °C
15
15
14
15
16
16
16
16
16
15
15
15
15
15
15
16
16
16
16
16
17
17
16
17
Feels °C
10
12
7
7
9
8
8
9
9
9
10
11
12
13
13
14
13
12
12
11
11
11
10
13
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