Priests Cove Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.13° N 5.71° W

Priests Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 12 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Priests Cove sea temperature is
17.2° C
1.1° 

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 (12 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Priests Cove at 8PM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 12). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.7m 5s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.7m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jul)1ft (0.3m)8s
Afternoon (12 Jul)1ft (0.3m)8s
Evening (12 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 26°C on Sun afternoon, min 18°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the E on Mon morning, calm by Tue afternoon).

Sun
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wed
15
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WNW
8
0.3
WNW
8
0.3
WNW
8
0.2
WNW
8
0.2
WNW
8
0.1
SW
21
0.1
SW
20
0.1
SW
19
0.3
SW
19
0.3
SW
19
0.2
SSW
19
0.1
SW
15
1
N
6
1
N
6
1.1
N
6
0.3
W
11
0.4
W
11
0.4
W
11
0.4
W
11
0.4
W
10
0.4
W
10
0.4
W
10
0.4
W
10
0.4
W
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
13
13
13
6
9
18
15
15
59
59
37
8
69
73
95
22
38
37
36
33
31
31
31
30
Wind (km/h)
35
E
35
E
30
E
25
ENE
25
E
40
ENE
45
ENE
35
E
45
E
35
E
35
E
15
E
10
E
10
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
E
20
ESE
10
ESE
5
NE
10
NNW
10
NE
20
ESE
15
E
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
off
cross-off
High Tide
3:42PM4.86m
4:11AM4.92m
4:38PM5.19m
5:05AM5.16m
5:29PM5.47m
5:56AM5.32m
Low Tide
9:44AM0.89m
10:19PM0.73m
10:46AM0.63m
11:19PM0.41m
11:41AM0.37m
00:12AM0.16m
cloud
light rain
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
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light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
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part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:24
5:26
5:28
5:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:30
9:29
9:28
9:27
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
20
20
24
26
24
23
20
18
19
20
22
21
21
21
20
18
19
20
21
21
21
22
22
21
Feels °C
15
15
19
22
20
15
12
11
10
14
16
19
20
20
17
14
15
16
20
22
20
21
19
20
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