Priests Cove Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.13° N 5.71° W

Priests Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 28 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Priests Cove sea temperature is
17.5°C
0.6° 

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 (28 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Priests Cove at 4AM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Aug)4ft (1.2m)6s
Afternoon (28 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)6s
Evening (28 Aug)5ft (1.5m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu night, min 17°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Thu night, gales from the SW by Sat morning).

Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
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
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SW
6
1
SW
6
1.2
WSW
6
1.3
WSW
5
1.4
WSW
6
1.7
SW
6
1.7
WSW
6
1.4
SW
6
1.4
SW
6
1.8
SSW
6
2
SW
7
2.4
SW
8
3.5
WSW
9
4
WSW
10
3.5
W
10
3
W
9
2.5
W
9
2.1
W
9
2
WSW
9
1.7
W
9
2.2
WSW
9
2.5
WSW
8
3
WSW
8
3.5
W
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
78
74
103
86
119
216
222
157
135
246
373
646
1769
2620
2154
1487
996
710
613
476
749
809
1231
2120
Wind (km/h)
20
W
25
W
25
WSW
30
WSW
35
SW
40
SW
25
WSW
25
SW
35
SSW
50
SSW
40
SW
65
SW
60
W
50
W
40
W
35
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
35
SSW
45
SW
35
WSW
40
WSW
45
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
5:40AM4.95m
5:55PM5.29m
6:12AM5.17m
6:27PM5.47m
6:44AM5.30m
7:00PM5.53m
Low Tide
11:55PM0.54m
12:05PM0.48m
00:28AM0.33m
12:38PM0.32m
1:00AM0.21m
1:11PM0.25m
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cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
mod rain
thunderstorm
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:30
6:31
6:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:15
8:14
8:12
 mm
1
2
9
3
5
1
1
6
1
Temp °C
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
17
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
17
17
Feels °C
15
15
14
14
13
12
15
15
12
11
12
7
8
10
12
13
15
14
14
13
11
12
10
9
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