Priests Cove Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.13° N 5.71° W

Priests Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 16 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Priests Cove sea temperature is
17.3° 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 (17 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Priests Cove at 3AM is: 0.7m 4s primary swell from a North direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jul)2ft (0.6m)4s
Afternoon (17 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)13s
Evening (17 Jul)2ft (0.6m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Thu afternoon, min 15°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Thu night, fresh winds from the E by Sat night).

Thu
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
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
Swell
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
7
0.3
W
9
0.3
W
9
0.7
N
4
0.7
N
4
0.6
N
4
0.6
N
4
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.7
N
4
0.7
N
4
0.7
N
4
0.8
NNE
4
1.1
N
5
1
N
5
1.1
N
5
1.2
N
5
1.3
N
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
14
14
13
17
20
15
13
16
16
17
18
18
17
25
64
52
60
77
94
Wind (km/h)
20
NNW
15
NNW
20
N
20
N
15
N
10
N
10
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
N
20
N
20
N
25
N
25
N
30
N
25
N
30
N
30
N
35
N
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
7:05PM5.71m
7:30AM5.33m
7:51PM5.62m
8:15AM5.17m
8:36PM5.39m
Low Tide
1:18PM0.12m
1:48AM0.00m
2:03PM0.16m
2:33AM0.12m
2:47PM0.33m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:31
5:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:25
9:24
9:23
 mm
Temp °C
20
21
20
19
18
18
18
18
19
19
20
20
19
18
17
17
16
16
16
Feels °C
17
19
17
16
16
17
17
16
17
16
17
17
15
14
13
14
11
10
10
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