Surf Break

Lat Long: 54.56° N 0.77° W

The Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 29 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Cove sea temperature is
14.3°C
1.3° 

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 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cove at 2PM is: 1.1m 5s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)4s
Afternoon (29 Sep)4ft (1.2m)5s
Evening (29 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Wed morning, light winds from the WSW by Thu afternoon).

Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
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
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
11
0.5
E
4
0.8
E
4
1
E
5
1.3
ESE
6
1.4
E
6
1.3
E
6
1.3
E
6
1.2
E
6
1.2
ESE
6
1.4
ESE
6
1.4
ESE
6
1.2
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.7
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.6
NE
7
0.6
NE
7
0.6
NE
7
0.6
NE
7
0.6
NE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2
6
22
47
113
146
124
124
108
112
139
160
123
68
60
63
60
46
44
44
34
33
42
Wind (km/h)
15
ESE
20
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
25
SE
20
SE
25
SSE
30
SSE
35
S
20
S
20
SSW
15
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
S
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
5:36AM4.75m
6:01PM4.48m
6:16AM4.64m
6:38PM4.34m
6:59AM4.42m
7:20PM4.12m
Low Tide
12:05PM0.07m
00:19AM0.33m
12:44PM0.28m
00:59AM0.44m
1:25PM0.59m
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Temp °C
12
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14
14
15
15
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22
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18
15
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Feels °C
10
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10
11
11
13
13
15
15
15
18
18
16
15
12
12
11
12
14
15
14
12
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