Surf Forecasts:
Priests Cove surf forecast from 10 Jun 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 13 Jun, 10AM (local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period, W swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 16 Jun, 10PM (local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 13s period, W swell with 1,308 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 13 Jun, 10AM (local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with W swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Priests Cove this week:
The surf forecast for Priests Cove over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Saturday (Jun 13) at 10AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.7m and 11s period with a secondary swell of 0.1m and 16s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Priests Cove in the next 16 days are 2.0m 13s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Jun 16) at 10PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.1m 5s period and expected on Sunday (Jun 14) at 10AM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 10AM (Sat 13th Jun) | 5.5ft (1.7m) 11s |
| Best Surf | 10AM (Sat 13th Jun) | 5.5ft (1.7m) 11s |
| Most Powerful | 10PM (Tue 16th Jun) | 6.5ft (2.0m) 13s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Priests Cove over the next 16 days.
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu night, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Thu morning, moderate winds from the W by Fri morning). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Sat morning, fresh winds from the ESE by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 9 | Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | |||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | WSW 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 10 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1386 | 1066 | 630 | 580 | 404 | 444 | 871 | 583 | 505 | 580 | 1010 | 733 | 545 | 381 | 161 | 96 | 65 | 81 | 83 | 57 | 69 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 00:28AM4.30m | 1:08PM4.20m | 1:34AM4.46m | 2:10PM4.46m | 2:35AM4.69m | 3:06PM4.77m | 3:31AM4.96m | 3:59PM5.08m | 4:24AM5.19m | 4:50PM5.35m | 5:15AM5.35m | 5:39PM5.54m | 6:05AM5.41m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 6:25PM1.41m | 7:03AM1.20m | 7:27PM1.29m | 8:03AM1.04m | 8:30PM1.09m | 9:03AM0.84m | 9:31PM0.82m | 10:00AM0.62m | 10:29PM0.54m | 10:56AM0.42m | 11:25PM0.30m | 11:49AM0.28m | 00:19AM0.14m | 12:40PM0.21m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | 5:11 | — | — | 5:11 | — | — | 5:11 | — | — | 5:11 | — | — | 5:11 |
 | — | 9:30 | — | — | 9:30 | — | — | 9:30 | — | — | 9:31 | — | — | 9:32 | — | — | 9:32 | — | — | 9:34 | 9:34 |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 |
Feels °C | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 10 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 12 | — | S 19 | — | S 11 | W 10 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
| kJ | — | 1066 | 3 | 3 | 6 | — | 7 | — | 2 | 580 | 1010 | 733 | 545 | 381 | 161 | 96 | 65 | 81 | 83 | 57 | 55 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 13 | — | — | — | — | S 12 | S 19 | W 16 | S 17 | SW 17 | S 16 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 5 | W 12 |
| kJ | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 17 | 17 | 11 | 69 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 5 | W 15 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 41 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | — | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | WSW 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | — | — | — | — | ESE 3 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | — | SW 4 |
| kJ | 1386 | — | 630 | 580 | 404 | 444 | 871 | 583 | 505 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 56 | 53 | 44 | 27 | 22 | — | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 318 | 93 | 557 | 217 | 217 | 565 | 281 | 250 | 211 | 211 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 46 | 152 | 189 | 101 | 21 | 504 |
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