Priests Cove Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.13° N 5.71° W

Priests Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 25 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Priests Cove sea temperature is
17.2°C
0.3° 

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 (25 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Priests Cove at 11AM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 25). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Afternoon (25 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Evening (25 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue afternoon, min 17°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Tue night, fresh winds from the SW by Thu morning).

Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
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
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WNW
11
0.5
WNW
10
0.6
WNW
10
0.6
WNW
10
0.7
WNW
10
0.7
W
10
0.7
W
9
0.7
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.6
W
8
0.6
W
8
0.6
W
8
0.5
W
8
0.5
W
8
0.5
W
8
0.5
W
8
0.5
W
8
0.4
W
8
1.5
SSW
6
1.4
SW
6
1.5
SSW
7
1.5
SSW
7
1.5
SW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
46
60
78
77
100
92
87
79
57
52
49
46
30
28
28
28
28
18
170
167
237
243
229
Wind (km/h)
25
ENE
20
ENE
30
ENE
25
E
15
ESE
15
SE
10
ESE
10
SSE
10
S
10
SSW
15
S
20
SSE
15
SE
20
ESE
20
ENE
30
E
20
SSE
30
SSW
35
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
3:54AM4.05m
4:13PM4.36m
4:33AM4.37m
4:50PM4.72m
5:08AM4.68m
5:23PM5.04m
Low Tide
10:16AM1.37m
10:43PM1.15m
10:56AM1.03m
11:20PM0.82m
11:32AM0.72m
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cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
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part cloud
clear
clear
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clear
clear
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part cloud
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light rain
light rain
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clear
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cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:26
6:26
6:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:22
8:20
8:17
 mm
1
1
3
5
2
Temp °C
17
17
17
18
19
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
19
18
18
17
18
18
18
18
18
18
Feels °C
13
14
12
14
17
17
18
18
18
18
18
16
17
17
16
15
15
14
12
15
14
15
15
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