Priests Cove Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.13° N 5.71° W

Priests Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 29 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Priests Cove sea temperature is
17.8°C
1.0° 

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 (29 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 7s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Priests Cove at 6PM is: 3.0m 9s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 29). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Aug)7.5ft (2.3m)7s
Afternoon (29 Aug)11ft (3.5m)9s
Evening (29 Aug)10ft (3.0m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat morning, min 16°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Sat afternoon, light winds from the W by Mon night).

Sat
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SW
8
3
SW
8
3.5
WSW
9
3
WSW
9
2.5
WSW
9
2.3
WSW
9
2
WSW
8
1.9
WSW
9
1.9
WSW
9
2.3
WSW
8
2.5
WSW
8
3
WSW
8
3.5
W
9
3.5
W
10
3.5
W
10
3
W
10
3
W
9
2.5
W
9
2.2
W
10
1.9
W
10
1.6
W
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
699
1095
1757
1541
1027
773
547
522
549
600
809
1302
2093
2105
1970
1738
1374
1067
864
652
474
Wind (km/h)
35
WSW
45
W
50
W
40
W
35
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
35
SW
35
SW
35
SW
45
WSW
45
W
40
W
40
WNW
40
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
15
W
15
W
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
6:27PM5.47m
6:44AM5.30m
7:00PM5.53m
7:18AM5.34m
7:35PM5.49m
Low Tide
12:38PM0.32m
1:00AM0.21m
1:11PM0.25m
1:33AM0.20m
1:45PM0.28m
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
6:33
6:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:14
8:12
8:09
 mm
3
1
2
1
3
1
Temp °C
19
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
17
17
17
17
17
16
17
17
17
17
Feels °C
14
11
10
12
13
15
14
14
13
12
12
10
9
10
10
10
10
12
13
14
15
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