Priests Cove Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.13° N 5.71° W

Priests Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 18 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Priests Cove sea temperature is
17.5° C
1.2° 

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 (18 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Priests Cove at 7AM is: 0.8m 4s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jul)3ft (0.9m)4s
Afternoon (18 Jul)4ft (1.2m)5s
Evening (18 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Fri night, min 16°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Sat night, light winds from the NE by Sun afternoon).

Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
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)
0.3
W
8
0.3
W
9
0.8
NNE
4
1
N
5
1
N
5
1.2
N
5
1.4
N
6
1.5
N
6
1.3
N
6
1.1
N
6
1.1
N
6
0.9
N
6
0.7
N
6
0.2
WNW
6
0.6
N
5
0.2
WNW
13
0.8
NNE
4
0.8
NNE
4
0.9
NNE
5
1
N
5
1
N
5
1.1
N
5
1.2
N
5
1.1
N
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
12
13
24
45
50
73
121
141
105
80
89
57
31
3
18
16
24
27
35
48
56
62
83
75
Wind (km/h)
20
N
20
N
25
N
30
N
30
N
35
N
35
N
35
N
30
NNE
25
ENE
35
E
30
E
15
E
10
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
8:15AM5.17m
8:36PM5.39m
8:59AM4.92m
9:21PM5.06m
9:45AM4.63m
Low Tide
2:33AM0.12m
2:47PM0.33m
3:17AM0.36m
3:30PM0.59m
3:59AM0.66m
4:14PM0.90m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:31
5:33
5:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:23
9:22
9:22
 mm
Temp °C
19
18
17
17
16
16
16
16
16
17
17
17
17
17
18
18
17
16
16
17
17
17
17
16
Feels °C
16
15
13
13
12
11
10
10
12
14
12
12
13
16
14
14
12
12
13
13
13
13
12
11
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