Priests Cove Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.13° N 5.71° W

Priests Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 03 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Priests Cove sea temperature is
17.3°C
0.7° 

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 (04 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Priests Cove at 12AM is: 2.2m 7s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Sep)--
Afternoon (04 Sep)5ft (1.6m)8s
Evening (04 Sep)6ft (1.8m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Thu night, min 15°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Thu night, calm by Sat morning).

Thu
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
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
1
2
1
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
WSW
8
1.7
WSW
8
1.9
WSW
8
2.2
WSW
7
2.5
WSW
8
2.5
W
8
2.3
W
8
2.1
W
9
2
W
9
1.9
W
9
2.1
WNW
10
2
WNW
10
1.9
WNW
11
1.7
WNW
12
1.6
WNW
12
1.5
W
12
1.4
WNW
11
1.3
W
11
1.1
W
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
316
373
463
396
730
850
751
656
656
641
768
834
874
819
730
628
469
381
250
Wind (km/h)
30
SW
30
SW
40
SW
45
SW
40
WSW
30
W
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
25
NW
20
NW
10
NW
5
WSW
10
SSW
15
S
10
SSE
15
SE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:41PM4.65m
10:09AM4.45m
10:43PM4.25m
11:20AM4.14m
Low Tide
3:46PM0.94m
4:14AM1.13m
4:46PM1.25m
5:21AM1.44m
6:07PM1.48m
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6:41
6:41
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8:02
8:00
7:59
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Temp °C
19
18
19
20
19
18
17
17
16
16
16
16
15
15
15
15
16
16
16
Feels °C
17
15
15
15
14
15
14
13
12
11
12
12
11
13
14
14
14
15
14
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