Priests Cove Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.13° N 5.71° W

Priests Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 15 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Priests Cove sea temperature is
18.7° C
1.6° 

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 (15 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Priests Cove at 11AM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Aug)3ft (0.9m)8s
Afternoon (15 Aug)3ft (0.9m)8s
Evening (15 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun night, min 16°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

Saturday
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
W
8
0.8
W
8
0.9
W
8
1
W
8
0.9
W
8
0.8
W
8
0.8
W
8
0.7
W
8
0.9
N
5
0.5
W
7
0.5
W
7
0.6
W
7
0.4
W
7
0.4
W
7
0.4
W
7
0.6
WNW
4
0.8
WNW
4
0.9
WNW
5
1
WNW
5
1
WNW
8
1
WNW
8
1
W
7
0.9
WNW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
104
88
102
120
95
74
72
55
36
27
26
38
15
15
15
13
23
41
55
137
120
106
79
Wind (km/h)
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
N
30
N
30
N
30
N
30
N
30
N
25
N
20
N
15
NNW
15
NW
20
NW
25
NW
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
7:07AM5.46m
7:26PM5.70m
7:47AM5.34m
8:05PM5.46m
8:25AM5.10m
8:44PM5.11m
Low Tide
1:38PM0.05m
2:03AM0.05m
2:16PM0.22m
2:40AM0.31m
2:54PM0.50m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:11
6:11
6:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:42
8:39
8:37
 mm
Temp °C
18
18
18
18
17
17
16
16
17
17
17
17
18
17
17
18
19
18
18
18
18
18
18
Feels °C
14
14
13
14
12
12
11
11
13
14
15
15
15
14
14
16
18
17
16
16
16
16
16
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