Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.13° N 5.71° W

Priests Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 19 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Priests Cove sea temperature is
15.6°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 (19 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 17s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Priests Cove at 3PM is: 1.1m 15s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 19). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 5s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.7m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)17s
Afternoon (19 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)15s
Evening (19 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue night, min 10°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Mon night, gales from the WNW by Tue night).

Mon
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
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
2
1
2
1
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
WNW
16
0.9
WNW
16
1.2
WNW
15
1.3
WNW
14
1.3
WNW
14
1.4
WNW
13
1.3
WNW
13
1.3
WNW
13
1.3
WNW
12
1.3
WNW
12
1.2
WNW
12
1.1
WNW
13
2
W
13
3.5
W
8
5.5
W
12
6.5
WNW
13
7
WNW
13
6.5
WNW
13
5.5
WNW
12
4.5
WNW
12
4
W
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
273
441
648
734
636
711
599
572
519
528
461
424
1335
1202
7936
14442
15431
12606
8052
5180
4179
Wind (km/h)
20
ENE
15
E
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
S
10
S
15
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
40
SSW
50
S
50
W
65
WNW
65
WNW
70
WNW
65
WNW
60
WNW
55
W
45
WSW
50
W
Wind State
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:21AM3.61m
00:19AM3.43m
1:02PM3.67m
1:48AM3.63m
2:11PM3.95m
Low Tide
6:11PM1.90m
6:41AM1.94m
7:31PM1.77m
7:55AM1.75m
8:34PM1.48m
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
mod rain
thunderstorm
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7:50
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7:50
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7:52
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6:23
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6:22
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6:20
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 mm
1
2
1
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3
3
1
1
1
1
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1
6
2
Temp °C
10
10
12
12
12
12
12
12
13
13
12
13
14
12
11
11
12
12
13
12
13
Feels °C
5
6
7
8
8
8
9
8
9
7
4
4
5
-1
-3
-4
-2
-1
2
2
3
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