Beacon Cove Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.47° N 5.05° W

Beacon Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 26 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Beacon Cove sea temperature is
18.3°C
1.6° 

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 5AM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 26). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-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

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 21°C on Wed morning, min 16°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
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)
0.6
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.6
W
8
0.5
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
0.6
SW
8
0.7
SW
7
0.8
SW
7
0.9
SW
7
1
SW
7
1
SW
8
1.1
SW
8
1
SW
8
0.9
WSW
8
1
WSW
7
0.9
WSW
7
0.9
WSW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
59
57
56
50
32
31
28
28
28
18
18
19
50
54
77
84
99
113
143
116
98
101
84
79
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
25
SE
15
SE
15
E
20
E
25
SE
15
S
20
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
30
WSW
25
WSW
15
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
5:04AM5.32m
5:21PM5.72m
5:40AM5.72m
5:55PM6.12m
6:12AM6.07m
6:27PM6.44m
Low Tide
11:07PM1.44m
11:20AM1.28m
11:43PM1.03m
11:54AM0.90m
00:16AM0.67m
12:27PM0.58m
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clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
6:24
6:26
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8:17
8:15
8:14
 mm
1
3
2
Temp °C
17
17
17
19
21
21
20
18
18
18
17
18
19
19
19
17
16
16
16
18
18
18
18
17
Feels °C
16
17
17
17
19
18
19
17
16
16
16
16
17
17
16
16
15
14
14
14
14
14
16
16
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