Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.13° N 5.71° W

Priests Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 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 (17 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Priests Cove at 2PM is: 1.3m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Oct)5ft (1.5m)12s
Afternoon (17 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)11s
Evening (17 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat morning, min 9°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Sun afternoon, light winds from the SW by Mon night).

Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
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
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
W
12
1.6
W
12
1.5
W
12
1.4
W
11
1.3
W
11
1.2
W
11
1.1
W
11
1
W
11
0.8
W
11
0.7
W
11
0.6
W
10
0.6
W
10
0.6
W
11
0.5
W
11
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
1.2
WNW
14
1.3
WNW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
800
698
594
492
418
351
297
242
149
112
78
76
82
57
52
50
62
156
273
441
648
631
646
Wind (km/h)
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
25
NE
20
NE
25
NE
25
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NNE
30
NNE
25
NE
20
NE
25
ENE
15
NE
20
ENE
10
ENE
10
ESE
15
SE
15
SSE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
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-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:09AM4.16m
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
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clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
clear
clear
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cloud
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cloud
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part cloud
clear
clear
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Temp °C
13
13
13
13
13
13
12
12
11
10
9
11
12
12
13
12
11
11
10
11
12
12
13
Feels °C
7
7
7
7
8
8
6
7
6
5
4
6
5
5
7
6
5
7
5
8
10
8
9
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