The Cove Surf Break

Lat Long: 54.56° N 0.77° W

The Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 03 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Cove sea temperature is
16.8° C
1.7° 

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 (03 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cove at 4AM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a North direction and 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Aug)1ft (0.3m)8s
Afternoon (03 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (03 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 25°C on Tue afternoon, min 15°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Tue morning, strong winds from the SW by Wed afternoon).

Monday
3
Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
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
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.4
N
8
0.4
N
9
0.9
ESE
5
1
E
6
1.2
E
6
1.3
E
6
1.3
E
6
1.2
ENE
6
1.1
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
1
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.6
N
8
0.6
NNE
7
0.6
NNE
7
0.5
N
7
0.5
N
7
0.5
N
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
11
11
11
11
22
24
49
64
96
120
130
119
104
74
82
64
28
36
42
43
43
28
28
28
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
10
ESE
10
E
20
E
25
E
20
E
20
ENE
25
E
20
ESE
20
ESE
10
SE
5
S
10
S
5
SSW
5
SW
15
WSW
10
SSW
20
SSW
25
SW
35
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
45
SW
40
SW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
High Tide
7:04AM4.40m
7:36PM3.96m
7:42AM4.28m
8:16PM3.86m
8:25AM4.10m
9:03PM3.71m
Low Tide
1:09AM0.78m
1:39PM0.39m
1:45AM0.87m
2:16PM0.54m
2:26AM1.00m
2:59PM0.75m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:16
5:18
5:18
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9:00
8:59
8:57
 mm
1
2
Temp °C
16
15
16
18
19
19
17
16
16
16
16
20
22
25
24
19
18
15
16
18
20
20
18
15
Feels °C
15
14
15
15
16
16
15
13
14
14
16
20
22
25
24
19
18
12
13
11
13
12
10
8
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