The Cove Surf Break

Lat Long: 54.56° N 0.77° W

The Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 30 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Cove sea temperature is
16.6° C
1.6° 

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 (30 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cove at 2PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a North direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am July 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (30 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (30 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
30
Friday
31
Saturday
1
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
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
N
8
0.4
N
8
0.4
N
8
0.4
N
8
0.4
N
8
0.4
N
8
0.4
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.3
N
9
0.3
N
9
0.4
N
8
0.4
N
8
0.4
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.4
NNW
5
0.3
NNW
5
0.2
N
10
0.3
N
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
35
22
22
22
22
21
21
12
12
14
14
19
19
20
11
11
10
5
4
8
5
8
9
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
15
NW
10
NW
5
N
10
NE
10
WNW
20
W
15
W
10
SW
10
SSW
15
W
10
SW
15
W
10
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
W
10
WNW
5
NNW
5
W
15
W
Wind State
off
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
4:53AM4.23m
5:21PM3.97m
5:26AM4.37m
5:54PM4.02m
5:58AM4.45m
6:27PM4.04m
Low Tide
11:21AM0.48m
11:28PM0.77m
11:56AM0.35m
00:01AM0.72m
12:30PM0.29m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:09
5:11
5:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:07
9:06
9:04
 mm
Temp °C
16
16
17
19
19
19
15
13
13
13
17
18
19
19
15
13
13
13
16
18
18
18
16
Feels °C
15
13
15
17
16
17
11
10
10
10
14
15
14
16
11
10
10
10
12
15
16
16
13
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