Surf Break

Lat Long: 54.56° N 0.77° W

The Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 16 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Cove sea temperature is
13.5°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 (17 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cove at 12AM is: 0.3m 15s primary swell from a North direction and 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Oct)6ft (1.8m)7s
Afternoon (17 Oct)5ft (1.6m)7s
Evening (17 Oct)5ft (1.5m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Fri night, light winds from the ENE by Sun night).

Fri
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
17
0.2
N
16
0.3
N
15
0.4
N
15
1.2
N
5
1.8
N
6
1.8
N
7
1.7
N
7
1.5
N
7
1.5
NNE
7
1.5
NNE
6
1.5
NNE
7
1.5
NNE
7
1.4
NE
7
1.4
NE
7
0.7
N
12
0.7
N
12
1.6
NE
7
1.8
ENE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5
20
41
68
83
247
297
278
212
181
192
198
224
194
163
150
145
220
362
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
30
N
30
NNW
35
N
30
N
25
N
25
N
25
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
N
30
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
NE
30
NNE
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
7:37PM3.64m
8:13AM3.42m
8:23PM3.39m
9:13AM3.12m
9:29PM3.19m
Low Tide
1:37PM1.23m
2:00AM1.12m
2:18PM1.51m
2:52AM1.38m
3:13PM1.76m
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Temp °C
13
11
11
11
10
11
11
11
10
10
11
11
10
10
11
11
11
11
11
Feels °C
9
7
6
4
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4
7
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5
5
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