Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.13° N 5.71° W

Priests Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 23 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Priests Cove sea temperature is
15.2°C
1.5° 

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 (23 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Oct, local time) - 23ft (7.0m), 14s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 18ft (5.5m), 12s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 12s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Priests Cove at 11AM is: 7.0m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 23). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Oct)23ft (7.0m)14s
Afternoon (23 Oct)18ft (5.5m)12s
Evening (23 Oct)15ft (4.5m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 10°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the NW on Fri morning, moderate winds from the WSW by Sun night).

Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
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
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
!
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
5.5
SW
16
7.5
W
15
7
WNW
14
6.5
WNW
13
5.5
WNW
12
5
WNW
12
4
WNW
12
3.5
W
12
3
W
12
3
W
11
3
WSW
8
4.5
WSW
9
5.5
WSW
11
6
WSW
12
5.5
W
12
5.5
W
12
5.5
W
12
5.5
W
12
5
W
12
4.5
WNW
12
4
WNW
12
3.5
W
12
3
W
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
14156
23519
18210
12600
9129
6872
4327
3224
2559
2106
1254
3514
6534
9885
9268
9132
8650
8380
7613
5913
4620
3536
2831
Wind (km/h)
65
NW
85
NW
75
NW
65
NW
60
WNW
55
WNW
45
WNW
40
WNW
40
W
40
SW
50
SW
60
SW
70
WSW
65
WSW
45
NW
55
WNW
55
WNW
55
WNW
50
WNW
45
WNW
35
WNW
30
W
25
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
3:38PM4.72m
4:00AM4.78m
4:15PM5.09m
4:36AM5.15m
4:53PM5.40m
Low Tide
9:39AM1.07m
10:04PM0.75m
10:21AM0.71m
10:43PM0.42m
11:00AM0.40m
rain showers
light rain
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
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7:56
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7:58
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7:00
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6:15
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6:14
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5:12
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 mm
4
4
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4
6
3
1
3
3
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Temp °C
14
11
10
11
12
12
12
13
13
13
12
14
16
17
13
12
12
12
12
13
13
13
13
Feels °C
1
-6
-6
-4
-1
0
2
4
5
5
3
3
4
6
5
1
0
-1
0
2
5
6
7
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