The Cove Surf Break

Lat Long: 54.56° N 0.77° W

The Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 29 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Cove sea temperature is
15.7°C
0.8° 

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 (29 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cove at 2PM is: 0.5m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Aug)2ft (0.6m)8s
Afternoon (29 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Evening (29 Aug)2ft (0.6m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, fresh winds from the W by Mon afternoon).

Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
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
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
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.5
NE
7
0.5
N
6
0.6
N
6
0.6
N
6
0.6
N
6
0.7
N
6
0.6
N
6
0.6
N
6
0.6
N
6
0.6
N
6
0.5
N
6
0.5
N
6
0.5
N
7
0.5
N
7
0.5
N
7
0.5
N
7
0.6
N
7
0.7
N
7
0.7
N
6
0.7
N
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
78
53
36
26
17
28
28
27
37
28
29
29
28
20
19
22
23
24
24
33
42
41
39
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
10
WSW
5
WNW
5
ENE
10
E
10
NNE
15
N
10
N
5
NW
5
SSW
10
SW
15
SW
10
S
10
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
15
WSW
15
W
25
WNW
20
W
30
W
30
W
25
W
Wind State
off
off
glassy
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:57AM4.54m
5:26PM4.26m
5:29AM4.64m
5:57PM4.32m
6:02AM4.66m
6:29PM4.30m
Low Tide
11:27AM0.13m
11:35PM0.53m
12:00PM0.07m
00:08AM0.49m
12:33PM0.11m
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:03
6:05
6:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:02
8:00
7:58
 mm
1
2
3
1
4
3
1
Temp °C
15
15
16
17
17
15
15
15
15
15
17
18
20
17
16
15
14
14
16
18
18
16
13
Feels °C
13
14
16
16
17
15
14
14
15
15
16
16
19
16
15
14
11
11
12
14
12
10
8
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