Priests Cove Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.13° N 5.71° W

Priests Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 01 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Priests Cove sea temperature is
18.7° C
1.8° 

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 (01 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Priests Cove at 11AM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Afternoon (01 Aug)2ft (0.6m)9s
Evening (01 Aug)2ft (0.6m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 20°C on Mon afternoon, min 15°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
1
Sunday
2
Monday
3
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
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
W
10
0.5
W
10
0.5
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.6
W
8
0.6
W
8
0.5
W
8
0.5
W
8
0.4
WSW
8
0.4
WSW
8
0.4
WSW
10
0.6
WSW
10
0.8
WSW
9
0.8
WSW
9
0.9
WSW
8
0.9
WSW
8
0.9
WSW
8
0.9
WSW
8
0.8
WSW
8
0.8
WSW
8
0.7
WSW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
31
46
40
59
57
54
51
49
35
35
24
23
34
74
110
101
101
99
99
99
78
76
59
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
N
15
NNE
15
NE
15
ENE
10
ESE
5
SE
0
ESE
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
10
ENE
5
ESE
0
NW
5
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
15
SSW
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
7:11AM4.98m
7:27PM5.26m
7:45AM5.00m
8:02PM5.23m
8:20AM4.95m
8:38PM5.12m
Low Tide
1:40PM0.51m
2:04AM0.47m
2:14PM0.54m
2:38AM0.53m
2:49PM0.64m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:50
5:52
5:52
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9:06
9:05
9:02
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Temp °C
17
17
16
16
16
16
16
16
15
15
17
17
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
19
20
20
20
Feels °C
13
14
14
14
13
13
14
13
12
12
15
16
18
17
16
16
17
17
18
18
18
18
18
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