Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.13° N 5.71° W

Priests Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 05 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Priests Cove sea temperature is
16.4°C
1.7° 

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 (05 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Priests Cove at 12PM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Afternoon (05 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)11s
Evening (05 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue morning, min 12°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, strong winds from the N by Wed morning).

Monday
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
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
1
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
W
7
0.4
WNW
10
0.7
W
10
0.8
WNW
8
0.8
WNW
11
0.7
W
8
0.7
W
8
0.7
W
8
0.9
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
10
0.8
WNW
10
0.8
WNW
10
1.5
N
5
2.4
N
7
2.5
N
7
2.4
N
7
2.3
N
7
2
N
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
41
41
94
94
158
70
68
66
194
202
184
184
191
198
180
136
131
129
538
654
587
483
355
Wind (km/h)
5
WSW
5
W
5
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WNW
5
NNW
5
N
5
NNE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
N
10
NNE
15
NE
15
N
25
N
40
N
45
N
50
N
50
N
45
N
40
NNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
12:50PM4.10m
1:42AM4.00m
2:14PM4.37m
2:52AM4.34m
3:14PM4.74m
Low Tide
7:41PM1.36m
8:13AM1.39m
8:56PM1.06m
9:19AM1.05m
9:52PM0.70m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
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7:31
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6:52
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6:51
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 mm
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1
1
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Temp °C
15
15
15
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
17
17
17
16
16
16
14
14
13
13
14
14
Feels °C
16
15
15
16
15
16
16
16
16
15
15
16
16
16
15
14
13
7
5
3
3
5
5
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