Priests Cove Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.13° N 5.71° W

Priests Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 17 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Priests Cove sea temperature is
18.1° 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 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Priests Cove at 6PM is: 1.1m 7s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Aug)3ft (0.9m)6s
Afternoon (17 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Evening (17 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon morning, min 17°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds.

Mon
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
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
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
WNW
8
1.1
WNW
8
1.1
W
8
1.1
W
7
1.1
W
7
1.2
W
6
1.4
W
6
1.4
WNW
6
1.3
WNW
6
1.4
WNW
6
1.4
WNW
6
1.3
WNW
6
1.4
WNW
7
1.4
WNW
7
1.5
W
7
1.5
W
7
1.5
W
9
1.6
W
9
1.7
WNW
9
1.8
W
7
2.1
W
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
70
155
138
127
113
88
146
160
134
155
155
143
175
180
218
238
372
430
484
320
491
Wind (km/h)
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
W
25
W
30
W
25
W
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
25
W
25
W
25
WNW
25
W
25
WNW
30
W
30
W
35
W
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
8:25AM5.10m
8:44PM5.11m
9:03AM4.78m
9:23PM4.68m
9:44AM4.42m
Low Tide
2:54PM0.50m
3:16AM0.65m
3:31PM0.84m
3:53AM1.03m
4:11PM1.21m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:13
6:15
6:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:37
8:36
8:34
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
19
18
18
18
17
18
19
19
19
18
17
18
17
17
17
18
18
18
18
18
18
Feels °C
17
16
15
15
14
15
17
17
17
15
14
14
13
14
13
14
14
14
13
12
12
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