Priests Cove Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.13° N 5.71° W

Priests Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 03 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Priests Cove sea temperature is
17.3°C
0.7° 

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 (03 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Priests Cove at 11AM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)8s
Afternoon (03 Sep)5ft (1.6m)8s
Evening (03 Sep)6ft (1.8m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu morning, min 15°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Thu night, calm by Sat morning).

Thursday
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
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
2
3
1
2
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
WSW
8
1.8
WSW
8
1.6
WSW
8
1.6
WSW
8
1.6
WSW
8
1.7
WSW
8
1.8
WSW
8
2.2
WSW
6
2.5
WSW
8
2.5
W
8
2.2
W
8
2.1
W
8
2
W
9
2
W
9
1.9
WNW
10
2
WNW
10
1.9
WNW
11
1.7
WNW
11
1.6
WNW
12
1.4
WNW
12
1.3
WNW
11
1.2
W
11
1.1
W
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
385
356
308
308
316
383
414
361
768
850
671
626
650
721
696
803
858
777
647
550
407
326
250
Wind (km/h)
25
SW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
30
SW
30
SW
35
SSW
45
SW
40
WSW
25
NW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
NW
20
NW
10
NW
5
S
10
S
10
S
15
SE
20
ESE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
9:16AM4.80m
9:41PM4.65m
10:09AM4.45m
10:43PM4.25m
11:20AM4.14m
Low Tide
3:46PM0.94m
4:14AM1.13m
4:46PM1.25m
5:21AM1.44m
6:07PM1.48m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:39
6:41
6:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:02
8:00
7:59
 mm
1
Temp °C
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
17
17
16
16
16
16
16
15
15
15
15
16
16
16
Feels °C
17
17
18
17
16
16
15
13
14
14
14
12
12
12
12
12
12
14
15
13
15
14
13
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