Surf Break

Lat Long: 54.56° N 0.77° W

The Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 19 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Cove sea temperature is
13.4°C
1.9° 

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 (19 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cove at 4PM is: 1.6m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Oct)6ft (1.9m)7s
Afternoon (19 Oct)5ft (1.6m)7s
Evening (19 Oct)5ft (1.5m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Tue night. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon afternoon, min 8°C on Wed afternoon). Mainly strong winds.

Mon
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
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
2
1
2
0
0
0
1
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
E
7
1.8
E
7
1.6
E
7
1.5
E
7
1.5
E
7
1.4
E
7
1.5
E
7
1.6
E
7
1.8
E
7
2.1
E
8
2.4
E
8
2.4
E
8
2.3
E
8
2.2
E
8
1.9
E
8
1.6
E
8
1.6
ESE
7
1.2
ESE
7
1.1
ESE
7
0.6
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
392
340
261
211
198
167
198
240
321
491
734
781
719
634
454
299
261
151
117
54
50
Wind (km/h)
25
E
25
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
30
SE
20
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
35
ESE
35
SE
35
SE
30
ESE
15
S
20
SSW
15
SSE
25
SE
30
S
25
SSE
15
SSW
30
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
10:42AM2.96m
10:59PM3.14m
12:13PM3.02m
00:18AM3.28m
1:16PM3.24m
Low Tide
4:30PM1.90m
5:36AM1.57m
6:03PM1.86m
6:54AM1.36m
7:14PM1.66m
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7:37
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7:41
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6
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Temp °C
13
13
14
13
12
12
12
11
12
12
11
11
12
12
11
9
11
11
9
8
9
Feels °C
9
9
11
11
7
8
7
6
6
5
4
4
6
10
7
6
7
4
3
5
3
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