Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.13° N 5.71° W

Priests Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 17 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Priests Cove sea temperature is
15.8°C
1.8° 

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 (18 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Priests Cove at 1AM is: 1.0m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 17). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Oct)2ft (0.6m)11s
Afternoon (18 Oct)2ft (0.6m)10s
Evening (18 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat afternoon, min 10°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sat
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
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)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
3
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
W
11
1.2
W
11
1.1
W
11
1
W
11
0.7
W
11
0.7
W
11
0.6
W
10
0.6
W
10
0.6
W
11
0.5
W
10
0.5
W
10
0.5
W
10
0.3
WNW
18
0.5
W
18
0.7
WNW
16
0.9
WNW
16
1.2
WNW
15
1.3
WNW
14
1.4
WNW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
418
351
297
242
114
112
78
76
82
54
51
50
62
156
273
441
648
734
733
Wind (km/h)
20
NE
20
NE
25
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
NE
25
ENE
20
NE
25
NNE
30
NNE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NNE
15
E
10
ESE
20
SE
20
SE
25
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
High Tide
9:34PM3.83m
10:01AM3.83m
10:38PM3.53m
11:21AM3.61m
Low Tide
3:48PM1.55m
4:08AM1.74m
4:51PM1.81m
5:18AM1.93m
6:11PM1.90m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
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6:28
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6:25
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Temp °C
13
13
12
12
11
10
10
11
12
12
13
12
12
12
10
11
12
12
12
Feels °C
8
8
6
7
5
4
5
6
6
5
6
5
6
7
6
8
8
7
7
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