Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.13° N 5.71° W

Priests Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 22 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Priests Cove sea temperature is
15.4°C
1.6° 

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 (22 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 11s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 11s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 9s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Priests Cove at 11AM is: 3.0m 11s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Oct)11ft (3.5m)11s
Afternoon (22 Oct)8ft (2.4m)11s
Evening (22 Oct)13ft (4.0m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 43mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Thu morning, severe gales from the NW by Thu night).

Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
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
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
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0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
W
11
3.5
W
11
3
W
11
3
W
11
2.2
W
11
1.7
WNW
11
4
SSW
9
6
SSW
12
5.5
SW
15
7
W
15
7
WNW
14
6
WNW
12
5.5
WNW
12
5
WNW
12
4
WNW
12
3.5
W
12
3
W
12
3
W
11
3
WSW
7
4
WSW
9
5
WSW
10
6
WSW
12
6
W
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3906
3084
2366
1928
1234
750
2252
9228
12786
22303
18101
10833
8311
6066
4512
3170
2398
1998
1019
2571
5681
8744
10290
Wind (km/h)
45
WNW
35
W
15
WSW
25
S
40
SSE
60
SSE
65
S
45
SSE
70
NNW
80
NW
70
NW
65
WNW
60
WNW
55
WNW
45
WNW
35
WNW
35
W
45
WSW
55
SW
70
SW
70
WSW
70
WSW
55
WNW
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
2:59PM4.32m
3:23AM4.37m
3:38PM4.72m
4:00AM4.78m
4:15PM5.09m
Low Tide
8:53AM1.43m
9:23PM1.11m
9:39AM1.07m
10:04PM0.75m
10:21AM0.71m
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7:54
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7:56
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7:58
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6:17
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6:15
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 mm
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2
7
2
4
7
1
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1
1
1
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1
5
9
1
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1
Temp °C
14
14
13
14
13
14
14
14
13
11
11
12
12
12
12
12
13
13
13
14
16
17
14
Feels °C
5
6
9
8
6
4
1
6
-1
-5
-5
-3
-1
0
2
4
5
4
3
1
4
5
4
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