Priests Cove Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.13° N 5.71° W

Priests Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 08 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Priests Cove sea temperature is
17.5°C
1.1° 

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 (09 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Priests Cove at 2AM is: 2.3m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Sep)5ft (1.6m)9s
Afternoon (09 Sep)4ft (1.2m)9s
Evening (09 Sep)3ft (0.9m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu night, min 15°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the W by Wed afternoon).

Tue
8
Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
WNW
9
2.3
WNW
8
2.4
WNW
8
2.4
WNW
9
2.2
WNW
9
1.9
W
9
1.5
WNW
9
1.2
WNW
9
1
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
9
0.7
WNW
8
0.8
WSW
8
0.5
WSW
8
1.2
WSW
5
1.6
WSW
7
2.2
WSW
8
2.5
WSW
9
2.5
WSW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
724
721
766
819
727
549
351
222
169
137
101
73
66
33
64
223
540
1027
1086
Wind (km/h)
40
NW
40
WNW
40
NW
35
NW
35
NW
25
NNW
25
NNW
15
NW
10
WNW
5
W
10
SW
15
SSW
30
SW
25
SW
35
SSW
40
SSW
40
SW
35
SW
20
WNW
Wind State
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
High Tide
3:28PM4.72m
3:58AM4.72m
4:20PM5.15m
4:45AM5.08m
5:03PM5.49m
Low Tide
10:10PM0.73m
10:30AM0.67m
11:00PM0.35m
11:16AM0.34m
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:48
6:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:52
7:51
7:47
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
16
16
16
16
15
15
15
15
15
15
16
16
17
16
17
17
17
17
17
Feels °C
8
8
9
9
8
9
10
11
12
14
14
14
12
11
12
11
11
12
14
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