Priests Cove Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.13° N 5.71° W

Priests Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 30 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Priests Cove sea temperature is
18.5° C
1.7° 

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 (30 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Priests Cove at 11AM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am July 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Afternoon (30 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)5s
Evening (30 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 15°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
30
Friday
31
Saturday
1
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
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
WNW
8
0.5
W
8
0.8
WNW
8
0.5
W
8
0.8
WNW
5
0.8
WNW
5
0.5
W
8
0.5
W
8
0.4
WNW
8
0.6
WNW
6
0.7
WNW
6
0.4
WNW
8
0.7
NW
5
0.5
WNW
5
0.2
W
11
0.4
W
10
0.4
W
10
0.5
W
10
0.5
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.6
W
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
36
33
83
31
31
34
29
31
20
24
33
23
24
13
10
31
31
46
41
41
57
38
51
Wind (km/h)
20
W
15
W
25
NW
25
N
20
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
10
NNW
20
NNE
15
N
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
N
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
6:04AM4.77m
6:21PM5.08m
6:38AM4.90m
6:54PM5.21m
7:11AM4.98m
7:27PM5.26m
Low Tide
12:33PM0.65m
00:56AM0.56m
1:06PM0.54m
1:30AM0.48m
1:40PM0.51m
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:48
5:48
5:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:08
9:07
9:06
 mm
Temp °C
18
18
17
16
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
16
17
17
17
17
16
16
16
16
16
16
Feels °C
17
16
14
12
14
14
13
14
15
14
14
14
12
14
14
14
14
13
14
14
14
13
14
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