Beacon Cove Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.47° N 5.05° W

Beacon Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 28 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Beacon Cove sea temperature is
18.5°C
1.9° 

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 (28 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Beacon Cove at 4PM is: 1.2m 6s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Aug)3ft (0.9m)5s
Afternoon (28 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)5s
Evening (28 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 35mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 20°C on Sun morning, min 16°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Sat morning, light winds from the SSW by Sat night).

Fri
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
W
5
1
W
5
1.2
WSW
6
1.3
WSW
6
1.2
WSW
6
1.1
WSW
6
1
WSW
6
1.1
SW
6
1.4
SW
7
2.1
WSW
8
2.5
WSW
9
3
WSW
10
2.5
W
9
2.2
W
9
1.9
W
9
1.6
W
9
1.5
W
9
1.7
WSW
8
2
WSW
8
2.2
WSW
8
2.5
WSW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
49
55
81
113
100
88
70
89
173
587
1039
1544
1162
758
567
404
348
398
509
676
1033
Wind (km/h)
25
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
25
SW
25
S
25
S
25
SW
35
S
45
W
45
WNW
35
W
35
W
25
W
15
SW
15
SSW
25
SSW
35
SSW
30
SW
30
SW
40
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
High Tide
6:27PM6.44m
6:44AM6.33m
7:00PM6.66m
7:17AM6.50m
7:32PM6.75m
Low Tide
12:27PM0.58m
00:48AM0.40m
12:59PM0.37m
1:19AM0.25m
1:30PM0.26m
rain showers
clear
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:26
6:28
6:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:14
8:12
8:09
 mm
1
1
1
4
9
4
1
1
7
1
4
Temp °C
18
18
18
18
17
17
17
18
17
18
18
18
17
17
16
16
18
20
17
17
16
Feels °C
14
13
13
14
14
14
14
15
12
11
11
13
12
14
14
14
14
14
12
12
10
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