Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Priests Cove today (20 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Priests Cove at 8PM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.7m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Priests Cove. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Tue night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu night, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Tue morning, stormy winds from the NW by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | W 8 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | W 12 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 11 | SSW 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 519 | 528 | 461 | 424 | 357 | 1314 | 8130 | 9996 | 9201 | 7169 | 5859 | 4467 | 3482 | 3437 | 3250 | 2727 | 2216 | 1835 | 1234 | 777 | 1140 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:02PM3.67m | 1:48AM3.63m | 2:11PM3.95m | 2:42AM3.97m | 2:59PM4.32m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:31PM1.77m | 7:55AM1.75m | 8:34PM1.48m | 8:53AM1.43m | 9:23PM1.11m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 9 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 8 | -1 | -2 | -2 | -2 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 0 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 7 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 11 | W 11 |
| kJ | 519 | 528 | 461 | 424 | 356 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 33 | 28 | 27 | 8 | 2216 | 1835 | 1234 | 777 | 746 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | E 4 | E 4 | — | WNW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | — | WSW 9 |
| kJ | 10 | 3 | 1 | — | 298 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 7 | 6 | 3 | — | 449 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | W 8 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | W 12 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | — | — | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 |
| kJ | 4 | 6 | 25 | 124 | 357 | 1314 | 8130 | 9996 | 9201 | 7169 | 5859 | 4467 | 3482 | 3437 | 3250 | 2727 | — | — | 191 | 568 | 1140 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 18 | 19 | 54 | 77 | 245 | 513 | 565 | 565 | 568 | 615 | 591 | 494 | 250 | 250 | 190 | 93 | 19 | 18 | 155 | 321 | 259 |
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