The Cove Surf Break

Lat Long: 54.56° N 0.77° W

The Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 24 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Cove sea temperature is
15.3° C
0.6° 

The 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 The Cove today (24 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cove at 4AM is: 0.7m 6s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am July 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Afternoon (24 Jul)2ft (0.6m)6s
Evening (24 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 21°C on Fri morning, min 14°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Thu night, strong winds from the WSW by Sat morning).

Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NNE
6
0.7
NNE
6
0.7
NNE
6
0.7
N
6
0.6
N
6
0.6
N
6
0.5
N
6
0.4
N
6
0.3
NNE
6
0.3
NNE
7
0.4
NW
6
0.4
NW
5
0.2
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.4
NW
4
0.3
N
9
0.5
N
9
0.5
N
9
0.8
NNW
8
0.8
NNW
8
0.8
N
8
0.8
N
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
47
44
43
39
28
27
20
12
8
9
9
7
4
1
1
1
5
15
39
36
76
85
82
80
Wind (km/h)
5
W
5
WNW
15
NW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
W
15
W
15
WSW
15
SW
25
WSW
35
WSW
40
WSW
35
W
25
W
20
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
SSW
20
WNW
30
WNW
25
NW
15
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
High Tide
00:00AM3.26m
12:30PM3.31m
1:05AM3.27m
1:38PM3.34m
2:04AM3.39m
2:36PM3.45m
Low Tide
6:15AM1.60m
6:58PM1.57m
7:33AM1.53m
8:06PM1.52m
8:36AM1.36m
9:00PM1.37m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:58
5:01
5:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:17
9:15
9:15
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
17
15
14
17
21
21
20
17
15
14
16
19
17
17
20
17
14
14
14
14
17
19
17
15
Feels °C
17
15
13
15
19
20
19
14
12
11
11
12
10
11
15
13
11
11
12
13
14
13
12
13
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