Priests Cove Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.13° N 5.71° W

Priests Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 05 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Priests Cove sea temperature is
18.2° C
1.3° 

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 (05 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 7s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Priests Cove at 7AM is: 2.1m 7s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Aug)6.5ft (2.0m)7s
Afternoon (05 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)7s
Evening (05 Aug)5ft (1.6m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue night, min 16°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Tue night, calm by Thu night).

Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
Friday
7
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)
1.7
WSW
6
1.9
W
7
2.1
W
7
1.9
W
7
1.7
WNW
7
1.6
WNW
7
1.6
WNW
6
1.6
WNW
6
1.6
WNW
6
1.5
WNW
6
1.3
WNW
6
1
WNW
6
0.8
WNW
6
0.7
WNW
5
0.6
W
5
0.3
W
10
0.3
W
10
0.3
W
10
0.3
W
9
0.3
W
9
0.3
W
9
0.3
W
9
0.3
W
9
0.3
W
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
227
309
449
376
268
214
182
205
188
167
123
72
42
30
21
17
17
16
16
15
15
15
15
15
Wind (km/h)
40
W
35
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
NW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
W
5
WSW
5
SSW
10
SW
5
WSW
5
WNW
5
NNE
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
9:43AM4.65m
10:07PM4.67m
10:36AM4.42m
11:06PM4.38m
11:43AM4.22m
Low Tide
3:54AM0.84m
4:11PM1.00m
4:41AM1.06m
5:05PM1.22m
5:41AM1.28m
6:15PM1.38m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:56
5:56
5:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:00
8:58
8:55
 mm
Temp °C
18
18
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
Feels °C
12
12
10
11
11
11
11
11
11
12
12
13
13
13
13
15
15
16
16
16
15
15
15
16
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