Priests Cove Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.13° N 5.71° W

Priests Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 02 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Priests Cove sea temperature is
17.3°C
0.6° 

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 (02 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 7s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Priests Cove at 10AM is: 1.9m 7s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Sep)6ft (1.9m)7s
Afternoon (02 Sep)6.5ft (2.0m)7s
Evening (02 Sep)6ft (1.8m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed morning, min 15°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Thu night, light winds from the NNE by Fri night).

Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
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)
0.8
W
8
0.9
W
6
1.9
WSW
7
2.1
WSW
7
1.9
WSW
7
1.8
WSW
8
1.8
WSW
7
1.9
WSW
7
1.8
WSW
8
1.6
WSW
8
1.6
WSW
8
1.7
WSW
7
1.7
WSW
8
1.7
W
8
1.7
WSW
8
1.9
WSW
8
2.4
WSW
7
2.5
W
8
2.3
W
8
2.2
W
9
2
W
9
1.9
W
10
1.8
WNW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
76
55
313
443
379
346
363
387
346
308
308
327
336
337
392
492
604
903
749
724
656
669
640
Wind (km/h)
25
SSW
35
SSW
40
SSW
35
SW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
25
SW
30
WSW
30
SW
30
WSW
30
SW
40
SW
40
WSW
30
W
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
20
NW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
8:32AM5.09m
8:53PM5.03m
9:16AM4.80m
9:41PM4.65m
10:09AM4.45m
Low Tide
3:00PM0.64m
3:24AM0.79m
3:46PM0.94m
4:14AM1.13m
4:46PM1.25m
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cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:39
6:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:06
8:02
8:00
 mm
1
Temp °C
17
18
18
19
18
18
18
18
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
18
17
16
16
16
16
Feels °C
14
13
13
15
15
15
15
15
17
18
18
16
16
16
16
14
14
14
14
12
12
12
13
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