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Lat Long: 50.13° N 5.71° W

Priests Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 11 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Priests Cove sea temperature is
15.9°C
1.5° 

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 (12 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 12s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 11s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Priests Cove at 2AM is: 1.9m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 1.3m 6s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Oct)8ft (2.5m)12s
Afternoon (12 Oct)8ft (2.4m)12s
Evening (12 Oct)7.5ft (2.3m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sun night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun night, min 14°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Sun afternoon, light winds from the SSW by Tue night).

Sun
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
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
1
1
1
2
1
2
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WNW
11
2
S
6
1.9
S
6
1.7
W
11
2.1
W
11
2.5
WSW
12
2.5
WSW
12
2.5
WSW
12
2.4
WSW
12
2.3
WSW
11
2.3
WSW
11
2.3
WSW
11
2.5
WSW
11
2.5
WSW
11
2.5
W
11
2.5
WSW
11
2.4
WSW
10
2.3
WSW
10
2.2
WSW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
194
295
293
701
1075
1849
1840
1671
1525
1348
1238
1214
1432
1628
1633
1484
1221
1061
914
Wind (km/h)
45
SSE
45
SSE
40
SSE
25
SW
20
SW
20
W
20
W
20
SW
25
SSW
30
S
35
SSW
35
SSW
35
SW
25
W
30
W
30
W
25
W
15
W
15
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
5:55PM5.50m
6:13AM5.44m
6:29PM5.40m
6:46AM5.34m
7:03PM5.20m
Low Tide
00:25AM0.18m
12:41PM0.24m
00:57AM0.32m
1:14PM0.38m
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:39
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7:39
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6:40
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6:37
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6:36
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 mm
1
2
3
3
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3
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Temp °C
14
15
16
17
17
16
16
16
16
17
17
17
17
15
16
15
15
15
15
Feels °C
6
7
10
14
15
14
14
14
13
13
13
13
12
11
12
11
11
13
13
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