Priests Cove Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.13° N 5.71° W

Priests Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 12 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Priests Cove sea temperature is
18.5° C
1.4° 

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 (12 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Priests Cove at 4PM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 12). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 5s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Afternoon (12 Aug)3ft (0.9m)9s
Evening (12 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Wed afternoon, min 17°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the N by Fri night).

Wed
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
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)
1
0
0
0
1
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
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
W
10
0.9
W
10
0.9
WSW
9
1
W
9
1
W
9
1.1
W
10
1
W
10
1.2
W
11
1.2
W
10
1.2
W
10
1.2
W
10
1.2
W
10
1.1
W
10
1.1
W
10
1.1
W
9
1
W
9
1
W
9
1.1
W
9
1.2
W
9
1.2
W
8
1.2
WNW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
154
145
147
180
180
226
196
332
313
290
284
279
230
220
210
162
159
189
225
200
202
Wind (km/h)
20
ESE
20
SE
15
SSE
5
SSW
5
NW
10
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
5:19PM5.49m
5:44AM5.33m
6:04PM5.72m
6:27AM5.46m
6:46PM5.79m
Low Tide
11:32AM0.36m
00:01AM0.10m
12:17PM0.12m
00:45AM-0.07m
12:59PM0.01m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:05
6:07
6:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:47
8:45
8:44
 mm
Temp °C
22
22
23
21
21
21
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
19
18
17
17
17
18
18
Feels °C
19
19
22
22
22
21
19
18
19
18
19
20
20
20
19
17
14
14
13
15
15
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