Surf Break

Lat Long: 54.56° N 0.77° W

The Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 15 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Cove sea temperature is
13.6°C
1.8° 

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 (15 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 23s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 22s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 21s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cove at 12PM is: 0.3m 22s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 15). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)23s
Afternoon (15 Oct)1ft (0.3m)22s
Evening (15 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)21s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Thu night, fresh winds from the N by Sat morning).

Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
S
5
0.1
N
10
0.2
N
23
0.3
N
22
0.3
N
22
0.2
N
21
0.2
N
21
0.1
N
20
0.1
N
19
0.1
N
18
0.1
N
17
0.1
N
16
0.1
N
17
0.2
N
16
0.3
N
16
0.4
N
15
0.5
N
14
0.6
N
14
1.5
N
6
1.5
N
6
0.7
N
13
0.7
N
13
0.7
N
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
0
2
42
89
82
35
35
8
7
6
6
5
5
21
43
69
102
141
184
188
167
165
162
Wind (km/h)
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
30
SW
25
SW
15
NNW
10
WNW
10
W
10
SSW
10
WSW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
15
NNW
20
NNW
25
N
30
NNW
30
NNW
35
N
30
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
30
NNE
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
6:49AM4.06m
6:59PM3.89m
7:28AM3.74m
7:37PM3.64m
8:13AM3.42m
8:23PM3.39m
Low Tide
1:01PM0.94m
1:19AM0.85m
1:37PM1.23m
2:00AM1.12m
2:18PM1.51m
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Temp °C
14
15
15
16
17
12
11
11
10
10
10
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13
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11
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Feels °C
7
9
9
11
13
10
9
9
7
7
6
7
8
7
6
6
3
3
2
3
4
4
4
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