Priests Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 50.13° N 5.71° W

Issued: 12 am 11 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Priests Cove sea temperature is

16.6° C

Priests Cove surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Priests Cove today (11 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with W swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with W swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Priests Cove at 6AM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am July 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (11 Jul)	2.5ft (0.7m)	10s
Afternoon (11 Jul)	2ft (0.6m)	9s
Evening (11 Jul)	3.5ft (1.0m)	6s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Fri night, min 18°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the E by Sun night).
	Saturday 11								Sunday 12								Monday 13
	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	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	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 10	W 10	W 10	W 10	W 9	W 9	N 6	N 6	N 6	N 6	WNW 8	WNW 8	N 6	WNW 8	SW 21	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	SW 19	SW 19	SW 19	SSW 19	SW 15	W 12
Wave Graph
kJ	130	122	92	90	87	60	61	77	80	88	24	14	39	18	18	9	9	8	15	59	59	37	8	12
Wind (km/h)	NE	NE	NE	ENE	E	ENE	NNE	NNE	ENE	ENE	ENE	E	E	E	ENE	E	ENE	ENE	E	E	E	E	ENE	ENE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide		2:04AM4.46m				2:40PM4.56m				3:11AM4.67m				3:42PM4.86m					4:11AM4.92m				4:38PM5.19m
Low Tide				8:34AM1.09m				9:11PM1.02m				9:44AM0.89m					10:19PM0.73m				10:46AM0.63m


	—	5:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:26	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	9:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	9:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	9:29	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	25	24	23	24	25	25	25	25	24	22	21	21	24	25	26	24	23	20	18	19	21	22	24	23
Feels °C	23	21	20	20	21	22	22	22	20	16	15	16	18	19	21	19	16	12	10	11	15	18	22	22
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 10	W 10	W 10	W 10	N 6	N 6	ESE 7	W 9	N 6	N 6	WNW 8	ESE 8	N 6	NNE 5	NNE 5	NNE 5	SE 9	NNE 6	SW 19	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 8	ESE 8	NNE 6
kJ	130	122	92	90	30	39	40	40	80	88	24	123	39	37	37	39	29	62	15	459	439	287	217	72
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 5	ESE 5	N 5	N 5	ESE 6	ESE 7	W 9	ESE 6	W 9	WNW 9	SW 16	N 6	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	W 8	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	ESE 8
kJ	6	2	15	16	35	61	57	28	39	25	10	66	13	13	6	6	6	6	4	88	71	50	61	140
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 16	SW 17	ESE 4	SE 5	W 9	W 9	SW 17	SW 17	ESE 6	SW 16	SW 16	WNW 8	SW 16	SW 21	SW 21	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 19	SW 19	SSW 19	SW 15	W 12
kJ	10	11	2	7	87	60	11	11	15	10	10	14	10	18	18	9	9	8	8	59	59	37	8	12
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 4	N 4	NE 5	—	ESE 6	ESE 7	N 6	N 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	NE 6	ENE 3	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	E 7	ESE 8	E 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 7	ESE 7	E 8
kJ	10	13	25	—	165	180	61	77	64	22	136	2	207	215	202	170	203	255	511	165	153	99	62	513
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Marazion Cornwall (South)	Marazion Cornwall (South)	Marazion Cornwall (South)	Gwenvor Cornwall (North)	Porsmilin Brittany - Finistere	Gwenvor Cornwall (North)	Porthcurno Cornwall (South)	Perranuthnoe Cornwall (South)	Gwithian Cornwall (North)	Mawgan Porth Cornwall (North)	Anse de Pen-Hat Brittany - Finistere	Penhale Cornwall (North)	Pors Carn Brittany - Finistere	Tramore Left Waterford	Constantine Bay Cornwall (North)	Constantine Bay Cornwall (North)	Dame Jouanne Brittany - Ile et Vilaine	Le Pin Sec Gironde	Aln Estuary North East England	Derrynane Kerry	Constantine Bay Cornwall (North)	Ballinskelligs Bay Kerry	Sennen Cove Cornwall (North)	Gwenvor Cornwall (North)
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	15	15	15	4	211	4	11	18	24	61	221	49	274	245	66	66	307	636	647	362	66	367	5	4
Best forecast wave conditions in North Cornwall	Tregardock	Tregardock	Tregardock	Polzeath		Tregardock	Polzeath	Tregardock	Tregardock	Polzeath		Constantine Bay			Polzeath	Constantine Bay					Constantine Bay		Sennen Cove	Godrevy
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1		1	1	1	1	1		1			1	1					1		1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom	Croyde Devon (North)	Croyde Devon (North)	Croyde Devon (North)	Polzeath Cornwall (North)	Rackwick Scot - Orkney	Tregardock Cornwall (North)	Thurso East Scot - North Coast	Thurso East Scot - North Coast	Thurso East Scot - North Coast	Thurso East Scot - North Coast	Thurso East Scot - North Coast	Thurso East Scot - North Coast	Birsay Bay Scot - Orkney	Birsay Bay Scot - Orkney	Polzeath Cornwall (North)	Barvas (Lewis) Scot - Outer Hebrides	West Point Scot - East Coast	West Point Scot - East Coast	Birsay Bay Scot - Orkney	Thurso East Scot - North Coast	Birsay Bay Scot - Orkney	Bragar (Lewis) Scot - Outer Hebrides	Bay of Skaill Scot - Orkney	Godrevy Cornwall (North)
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	4	7	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	6	5	5	5

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