Priests Cove Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.13° N 5.71° W

Priests Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 11 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Priests Cove sea temperature is
18.4° C
1.3° 

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 (11 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Priests Cove at 8PM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 11). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (11 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Evening (11 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 19°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
11
Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
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
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WNW
8
0.3
W
10
0.4
WNW
7
0.3
W
12
0.5
W
11
0.7
W
11
0.7
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.9
W
10
0.9
W
10
0.9
WSW
9
1
W
9
1
W
9
1.1
W
10
1
W
10
1.2
W
11
1.2
W
10
1.2
W
10
1.2
W
10
1.2
W
10
1.1
W
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
19
18
18
25
60
114
102
127
154
145
144
180
180
226
196
332
313
290
279
279
225
Wind (km/h)
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
E
5
N
10
N
15
N
15
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
4:30PM5.13m
4:57AM5.08m
5:19PM5.49m
5:44AM5.33m
6:04PM5.72m
Low Tide
10:41AM0.69m
11:13PM0.40m
11:32AM0.36m
00:01AM0.10m
12:17PM0.12m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:05
6:05
6:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:49
8:47
8:45
 mm
Temp °C
19
20
20
21
20
20
21
21
21
21
20
21
21
21
20
19
20
20
21
21
20
Feels °C
18
18
17
19
17
16
19
18
19
20
21
20
18
19
17
17
18
19
21
21
20
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