The Cove Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(North East England, UK)

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The Cove Surf Guide

The Cove in North East England is a fairly exposed reef break that has reasonably consistent surf. Winter and spring are the best times of year to visit. Offshore winds blow from the southwest. Tends to receive a mix of groundswells and windswells and the best swell direction is from the north northeast. No beach break here and there is also a left hand reef break.. Good surf at all stages of the tide. Watch out for rocks.

The Cove Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Reef	4	fairly consistent	9.5°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing The Cove:

The best conditions reported for surf at The Cove occur when a North-northeast swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the Southwest.

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Explore The Cove Location Map

Interactive The Cove surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to The Cove is Teesside Airport (MME) in England, 43 km (27 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to The Cove is Newcastle Airport (NCL), also in England, 80 km (50 miles) away.

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Please note that some surf spot locations are approximate to protect their exact location while others are not shown at close zoom level.

The Cove Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Tuesday, 5 May 2026, 14:27 Local Time

m, °C	Tuesday 05
ft, °F	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM
Wave (m)	N	N	N	N
Period (s)	8	4	5	6
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on

Tides at The Cove

Current tide and informaton

For Loftus, 7 km from The Cove.

Next High Water: 06:43pm | 3.89m

Next Low Water: 12:54am | 1.03m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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low tide

The Cove Sea Temperature

The water temperature (9.5 °C) at The Cove is very cold. Despite the sun, surfers will need plenty of neoprene. Wear a quality winter wetsuit, a neoprene hood, gloves and boots. A windchill factor of (7.0 °C).

Today, many surfers would wear a winter wetsuit, a neoprene hood, gloves and boots.