The Cove Surf Break

Lat Long: 54.56° N 0.77° W

The Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 06 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Cove sea temperature is
15.8°C
1.4° 

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 (06 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cove at 11PM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a North direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Sep)--
Afternoon (06 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Evening (06 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Sun night, strong winds from the NW by Tue night).

Sun
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
29
30
32
34
23
24
24
25
25
15
14
13
6
5
5
5
1
1
1
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
20
S
20
SSW
15
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
15
W
25
W
25
WSW
25
SW
20
SSW
35
SSW
30
SW
30
SW
35
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
High Tide
00:20AM3.44m
1:16PM3.56m
1:36AM3.72m
2:25PM3.83m
Low Tide
6:21PM1.51m
7:06AM1.17m
7:46PM1.34m
8:20AM0.79m
8:46PM1.06m
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:20
6:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:43
7:40
7:37
 mm
3
Temp °C
19
21
21
18
17
18
17
17
18
17
16
15
14
12
14
15
15
14
13
Feels °C
16
18
19
16
15
16
15
12
13
13
12
9
8
6
7
7
8
6
5
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