Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.13° N 5.71° W

Priests Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 21 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Priests Cove sea temperature is
15.5°C
1.7° 

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 (21 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 12s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 12s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 9s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Priests Cove at 10AM is: 5.0m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 21). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Oct)16ft (5.0m)12s
Afternoon (21 Oct)13ft (4.0m)12s
Evening (21 Oct)13ft (4.0m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Thu morning, stormy winds from the NW by Thu night).

Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
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
1
3
1
0
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4.5
W
12
5
WNW
12
5
WNW
12
4.5
WNW
12
4
W
12
3.5
W
12
4
W
9
4
W
10
3.5
W
12
3
W
11
3
W
11
2.5
W
11
2.1
W
11
1.6
W
11
3.5
SSW
8
4.5
SSW
10
5
SW
12
5.5
WSW
16
6.5
WNW
14
5.5
WNW
12
4.5
WNW
12
4
WNW
12
4
W
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5557
7662
7296
5562
4698
3901
2993
2946
3419
2519
2034
1643
1107
652
1516
4334
7215
14650
16508
9241
5871
4837
3613
Wind (km/h)
60
WNW
60
WNW
60
WNW
50
WNW
50
W
45
WSW
60
WSW
40
W
40
W
30
WNW
20
WSW
25
S
40
S
55
SSE
60
S
40
SE
65
NW
90
NW
75
NW
65
WNW
60
WNW
55
WNW
50
WNW
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
2:11PM3.95m
2:42AM3.97m
2:59PM4.32m
3:23AM4.37m
3:38PM4.72m
Low Tide
7:55AM1.75m
8:34PM1.48m
8:53AM1.43m
9:23PM1.11m
9:39AM1.07m
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7:52
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7:54
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7:56
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6:20
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6:17
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 mm
1
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1
1
1
2
2
1
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3
5
3
4
3
1
1
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1
Temp °C
13
12
12
12
12
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
13
13
14
14
13
10
11
12
12
13
12
Feels °C
0
-1
-1
0
1
3
1
5
4
6
9
9
6
3
3
8
0
-8
-5
-2
-1
1
2
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