Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.13° N 5.71° W

Priests Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 09 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Priests Cove sea temperature is
16.3°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 (09 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Priests Cove at 8AM is: 2.5m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Oct)10ft (3.0m)8s
Afternoon (09 Oct)11ft (3.5m)9s
Evening (09 Oct)10ft (3.0m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Fri morning, light winds from the WSW by Sat night).

Friday
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
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
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
W
7
2.3
W
7
2.5
W
8
3
W
8
3.5
W
9
3.5
W
10
3
W
10
3
WNW
10
3
WNW
10
2.5
WNW
10
2.5
WNW
10
2.4
WNW
10
2.2
WNW
11
2
WNW
11
1.8
WNW
11
1.7
W
11
1.6
W
12
1.5
W
12
1.4
W
12
1.4
W
11
1.1
W
11
1.4
SSW
6
0.7
WNW
11
1.6
SW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
415
578
817
1251
1838
1876
1877
1816
1733
1508
1325
1249
1080
867
792
733
723
625
528
474
291
123
121
208
Wind (km/h)
40
W
40
W
45
W
50
WSW
50
WSW
40
WNW
40
WNW
40
WNW
40
NW
35
NW
35
WNW
30
NW
25
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
WSW
20
SW
20
SSW
25
S
35
SSE
35
SSE
20
SSW
30
S
20
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
High Tide
4:25AM5.04m
4:42PM5.34m
5:03AM5.28m
5:19PM5.48m
5:38AM5.42m
5:55PM5.50m
Low Tide
10:38PM0.41m
10:54AM0.43m
11:17PM0.21m
11:32AM0.26m
11:52PM0.14m
12:08PM0.19m
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7:35
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7:37
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6:45
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6:43
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6:40
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3
3
2
1
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Temp °C
16
16
16
16
16
14
15
14
14
14
13
14
14
14
14
14
14
13
13
13
15
17
17
17
Feels °C
10
10
9
8
8
6
6
5
5
6
5
8
8
9
10
11
10
9
8
7
9
15
14
15
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