Priests Cove Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.13° N 5.71° W

Priests Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 24 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Priests Cove sea temperature is
16.6°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 (24 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Priests Cove at 3PM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 24). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)11s
Afternoon (24 Sep)3ft (0.9m)11s
Evening (24 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 14°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Thu night, fresh winds from the N by Fri afternoon).

Thu
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
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
0
0
1
0
2
2
2
3
2
0
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
W
11
1
W
11
0.9
W
11
0.8
W
10
0.7
W
10
1
WNW
19
2.3
WNW
17
3
WNW
16
3
WNW
15
3
WNW
14
3
WNW
14
2.5
WNW
14
2.5
WNW
13
2.3
WNW
13
2
W
13
1.9
WNW
12
1.7
W
12
1.6
W
12
1.6
W
11
1.6
W
11
1.6
W
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
291
235
188
138
100
755
2912
3808
3813
3110
3434
2907
2155
1713
1357
1082
841
723
652
640
640
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
10
S
10
WSW
10
WNW
10
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
15
NW
30
N
20
N
20
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
15
WNW
10
W
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
4:18PM4.76m
4:37AM4.77m
4:51PM5.12m
5:10AM5.11m
5:24PM5.42m
Low Tide
10:22AM1.01m
10:46PM0.73m
10:59AM0.66m
11:20PM0.41m
11:33AM0.38m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:11
7:11
7:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:16
7:15
7:13
 mm
Temp °C
15
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
15
15
14
14
15
15
14
15
15
15
15
Feels °C
13
14
14
15
16
16
15
14
15
14
10
11
10
10
12
13
12
14
14
14
13
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