Priests Cove Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.13° N 5.71° W

Priests Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 04 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Priests Cove sea temperature is
17.3°C
0.7° 

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 (04 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 10s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Priests Cove at 12PM is: 2.2m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 04). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Sep)8ft (2.4m)8s
Afternoon (04 Sep)7ft (2.1m)9s
Evening (04 Sep)6.5ft (2.0m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sat morning, fresh winds from the SE by Sat night).

Friday
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
WSW
8
2.5
W
8
2.3
W
8
2.2
W
9
2.1
W
9
2
W
9
2.1
WNW
10
2
WNW
11
1.9
WNW
12
1.7
WNW
12
1.6
WNW
12
1.5
W
12
1.4
WNW
11
1.3
W
11
1.1
W
10
1.1
W
10
0.9
W
10
0.8
W
9
0.8
W
9
0.8
W
9
0.7
W
9
0.7
W
8
1
W
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
789
941
733
703
723
709
768
899
905
833
730
628
469
381
244
228
151
108
103
99
71
68
147
Wind (km/h)
40
WSW
30
W
30
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
10
WNW
5
WSW
10
S
20
S
15
S
15
SSE
20
SE
25
SE
30
SE
25
SE
20
SSE
20
SSW
20
SW
20
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
High Tide
10:09AM4.45m
10:43PM4.25m
11:20AM4.14m
00:08AM3.97m
12:55PM4.05m
Low Tide
4:46PM1.25m
5:21AM1.44m
6:07PM1.48m
6:50AM1.58m
7:44PM1.46m
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clear
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clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
6:41
6:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:00
7:59
7:57
 mm
Temp °C
19
18
17
17
16
16
16
16
16
15
15
15
16
16
16
16
16
16
18
18
19
19
18
Feels °C
14
15
13
13
11
11
11
12
13
13
14
13
13
14
14
12
12
10
14
14
17
18
16
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