Priests Cove Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.13° N 5.71° W

Priests Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 19 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Priests Cove sea temperature is
18.0° C
1.5° 

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 (19 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Priests Cove at 10PM is: 0.5m 5s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 19). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jul)--
Afternoon (19 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Evening (19 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue morning, min 15°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the NNE by Tue night).

Sun
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
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
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
N
6
0.6
N
5
0.5
N
5
0.6
N
5
0.7
N
5
0.8
N
5
0.8
N
5
0.7
N
5
0.7
N
5
0.4
WNW
11
1
N
5
1.1
N
6
1.1
N
5
1
N
5
0.9
N
5
0.9
N
6
0.4
WNW
10
0.9
N
5
0.9
N
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
30
19
13
16
20
27
31
25
24
40
54
74
70
58
46
48
37
43
43
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
5
E
15
N
20
N
20
N
20
NNE
5
E
10
SE
10
NNE
25
N
20
N
30
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
20
NNE
25
N
20
N
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
off
off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
9:21PM5.06m
9:45AM4.63m
10:07PM4.68m
10:34AM4.32m
Low Tide
3:30PM0.59m
3:59AM0.66m
4:14PM0.90m
4:43AM1.00m
5:01PM1.22m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:33
5:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:22
9:22
9:21
 mm
Temp °C
17
18
17
18
18
17
18
18
18
18
18
16
16
16
17
19
19
18
19
Feels °C
15
18
16
15
14
14
17
17
17
14
14
11
12
14
15
16
15
14
16
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