Priests Cove Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.13° N 5.71° W

Priests Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 30 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Priests Cove sea temperature is
17.8°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 (30 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 9s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 8s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Priests Cove at 7PM is: 3.0m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Aug)6ft (1.9m)9s
Afternoon (30 Aug)8ft (2.4m)8s
Evening (30 Aug)10ft (3.0m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun morning, min 16°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Mon night).

Sun
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
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
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
WSW
9
2.3
WSW
8
2.5
WSW
8
3
WSW
8
3
WSW
9
3.5
W
9
3
W
10
3
W
10
3
W
10
2.5
W
10
2.4
W
10
2.1
W
10
1.8
W
10
1.5
W
10
1.4
W
9
1.2
W
9
1.1
W
9
1
W
9
1.1
W
8
1.1
W
8
1
W
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
577
590
850
1176
1628
1889
1643
1775
1643
1334
1102
830
598
400
320
230
189
153
169
161
134
Wind (km/h)
35
SSW
40
SW
40
SW
45
WSW
40
W
40
W
30
WNW
35
NW
35
NW
30
NW
25
WNW
20
WNW
15
W
20
W
15
W
15
WSW
10
SW
15
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
7:00PM5.53m
7:18AM5.34m
7:35PM5.49m
7:53AM5.27m
8:12PM5.32m
Low Tide
1:11PM0.25m
1:33AM0.20m
1:45PM0.28m
2:07AM0.30m
2:21PM0.42m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
6:35
6:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:12
8:09
8:07
 mm
1
3
1
2
1
Temp °C
18
17
18
17
17
17
17
17
16
17
16
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
Feels °C
13
11
12
9
10
10
12
11
9
12
11
14
15
14
15
16
16
15
14
14
14
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