Beacon Cove Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.47° N 5.05° W

Beacon Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 26 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Beacon Cove sea temperature is
18.4°C
1.7° 

Beacon 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 Beacon Cove today (26 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Beacon Cove at 6PM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 26). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Aug)2ft (0.6m)8s
Afternoon (26 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Evening (26 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 21°C on Wed morning, min 17°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Wed night, fresh winds from the SSW by Fri night).

Wed
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
W
8
0.5
W
8
0.5
W
8
0.5
W
8
0.5
W
8
0.4
W
8
0.4
W
8
0.4
W
8
0.4
W
8
0.4
W
8
0.5
W
8
0.5
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.7
SW
7
0.9
WSW
7
1.3
WSW
5
1.6
WSW
6
1.7
W
7
1.8
W
7
1.7
W
7
1.3
WNW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
50
32
31
28
28
18
18
18
18
21
35
39
40
46
76
97
218
270
297
263
152
Wind (km/h)
20
SSE
20
SE
25
SE
15
ESE
15
E
20
E
25
ESE
15
SSE
15
SSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
20
WSW
30
WSW
30
SW
30
W
25
W
20
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
5:21PM5.72m
5:40AM5.72m
5:55PM6.12m
6:12AM6.07m
6:27PM6.44m
Low Tide
11:20AM1.28m
11:43PM1.03m
11:54AM0.90m
00:16AM0.67m
12:27PM0.58m
clear
clear
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cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
6:24
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:17
8:15
8:14
 mm
2
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
19
21
21
21
19
18
18
18
18
19
19
18
17
17
17
17
18
17
18
18
18
Feels °C
17
19
18
19
18
16
15
18
17
17
16
15
15
16
15
15
14
13
15
15
16
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