Priests Cove Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.13° N 5.71° W

Priests Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 01 Aug 2026 (local time)

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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 (02 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Priests Cove at 2AM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (02 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Evening (02 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Mon afternoon, min 15°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Sun night, fresh winds from the SW by Tue morning).

Sat
1
Sunday
2
Monday
3
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
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
0.7
WSW
9
0.8
WSW
9
0.9
WSW
9
0.9
WSW
8
0.9
WSW
9
0.9
WSW
9
0.8
WSW
8
0.8
WSW
8
0.8
WSW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
57
54
51
49
35
35
24
24
34
72
84
101
131
127
106
106
80
78
76
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
15
E
15
ESE
10
SE
5
ESE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
ENE
5
SE
10
SSE
10
S
15
SSW
20
S
20
S
25
S
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
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>
5:52
5:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:06
9:05
9:02
 mm
Temp °C
16
16
16
16
15
15
17
17
18
18
18
18
18
18
19
19
19
20
19
Feels °C
14
13
14
13
12
12
14
16
17
17
16
17
17
17
17
17
16
17
17
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