Priests Cove Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.13° N 5.71° W

Priests Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 25 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Priests Cove sea temperature is
17.2°C
0.3° 

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 (26 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Priests Cove at 12AM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 25). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Aug)--
Afternoon (26 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Evening (26 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue afternoon, min 17°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.

Tue
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
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
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
WNW
10
0.7
W
10
0.7
W
9
0.7
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.6
W
8
0.6
W
8
0.6
W
8
0.5
W
8
0.5
W
8
0.5
W
8
0.5
W
8
0.5
W
8
0.5
W
8
0.4
W
8
1.3
SSW
7
1.3
SSW
7
1.3
SSW
7
1.4
SW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
100
92
87
79
57
52
49
46
30
28
28
28
28
28
21
172
183
163
215
Wind (km/h)
25
SE
20
SE
15
SSE
15
SW
15
SW
10
SSE
15
SSE
20
SE
25
SE
20
SE
20
ENE
30
ENE
20
SE
25
SSW
25
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
4:13PM4.36m
4:33AM4.37m
4:50PM4.72m
5:08AM4.68m
5:23PM5.04m
Low Tide
10:43PM1.15m
10:56AM1.03m
11:20PM0.82m
11:32AM0.72m
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:26
6:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:22
8:20
8:17
 mm
3
1
1
5
1
Temp °C
19
18
18
18
17
18
18
18
18
19
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
Feels °C
16
16
17
17
16
18
17
16
16
18
16
14
16
15
15
16
16
15
16
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