Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.13° N 5.71° W

Priests Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 01 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Priests Cove sea temperature is
16.4°C
1.4° 

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 (01 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 14s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Priests Cove at 1PM is: 3.5m 14s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Oct)11ft (3.5m)14s
Afternoon (01 Oct)10ft (3.0m)14s
Evening (01 Oct)8ft (2.5m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 16°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Thu night, light winds from the SW by Sat night).

Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
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
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
WNW
14
3
WNW
14
3.5
W
14
3.5
W
14
3
W
14
3
W
13
2.5
W
13
2
W
12
2.3
WSW
12
2.3
WSW
10
2.2
WSW
10
2.1
WSW
10
2.1
WSW
10
2
W
10
2
W
10
1.9
W
10
1.9
W
10
1.8
W
10
1.7
W
10
1.6
W
10
1.5
W
10
1.4
W
9
1.3
W
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1755
3372
5261
4443
3438
2723
2084
1218
1413
978
914
919
884
799
816
725
701
625
557
484
417
341
288
Wind (km/h)
30
WSW
25
W
20
WSW
25
SW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SW
30
SW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
8:11AM5.23m
8:35PM5.00m
8:58AM4.87m
9:26PM4.56m
9:55AM4.47m
Low Tide
2:43PM0.57m
3:06AM0.81m
3:36PM0.92m
4:02AM1.19m
4:44PM1.26m
thunderstorm
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7:24
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7:00
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6:58
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 mm
1
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Temp °C
16
15
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
17
17
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
Feels °C
11
10
12
12
11
12
12
11
12
11
12
12
14
14
13
14
14
14
14
14
15
15
15
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