Priests Cove Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.13° N 5.71° W

Priests Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 17 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Priests Cove sea temperature is
17.0°C
1.0° 

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 (17 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 8s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 9s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 10s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Priests Cove at 6AM is: 2.3m 7s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Sep)8ft (2.4m)8s
Afternoon (17 Sep)7.5ft (2.3m)9s
Evening (17 Sep)8ft (2.4m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri night, min 15°C on Wed night). Mainly strong winds.

Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
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
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
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
W
10
2.3
W
7
2.3
W
8
2.4
WNW
8
2.3
WNW
9
2.3
WNW
9
2.4
WNW
10
2.5
WNW
10
2.4
WNW
11
2.3
WNW
13
2.2
WNW
13
2
W
13
2
W
13
1.2
WNW
12
2.1
W
7
2.3
W
8
2.2
W
8
2.1
W
8
2.3
W
11
2
W
8
2.5
W
11
2.5
W
11
2.4
W
11
2.1
W
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
730
481
625
730
738
863
1064
1250
1396
1723
1568
1379
1298
406
470
665
638
597
1188
501
1432
1429
1320
992
Wind (km/h)
35
WSW
40
WSW
35
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
25
W
30
WSW
35
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
SW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
9:00AM4.48m
9:21PM4.20m
9:42AM4.08m
10:08PM3.79m
10:38AM3.71m
Low Tide
3:08AM1.09m
3:29PM1.22m
3:47AM1.46m
4:16PM1.59m
4:39AM1.80m
5:21PM1.89m
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7:00
7:01
7:03
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7:32
7:30
7:28
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
15
16
15
16
16
17
17
17
16
18
17
17
17
17
18
Feels °C
10
10
10
10
9
9
9
10
11
10
11
10
10
9
12
12
13
11
14
12
13
13
14
16
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