The Cove Surf Break

Lat Long: 54.56° N 0.77° W

The Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 19 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Cove sea temperature is
16.1° C
0.8° 

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 (19 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cove at 4PM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Afternoon (19 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Evening (19 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Thu afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Fri night).

Wed
19
Thursday
20
Friday
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
7
0.5
N
7
0.6
N
7
0.6
N
7
0.7
N
8
1.1
N
8
1.4
N
6
1.3
N
6
1.6
N
7
1.7
N
7
1.9
N
7
2.4
N
8
2.5
N
8
2.3
N
8
2.1
N
8
1.9
N
8
1.8
N
8
1.6
N
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
31
30
29
28
28
40
40
55
138
123
114
269
303
389
687
846
737
637
512
450
358
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
WNW
15
WSW
10
W
15
NNW
20
NNE
30
N
25
N
30
N
35
N
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
N
10
NNW
5
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
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
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
8:36AM3.91m
9:03PM3.53m
9:27AM3.55m
9:56PM3.27m
10:32AM3.26m
Low Tide
2:55PM1.05m
3:08AM1.26m
3:40PM1.42m
4:01AM1.51m
4:41PM1.70m
clear
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:45
5:47
5:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:27
8:23
8:22
 mm
2
2
5
5
3
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
17
18
20
17
15
15
14
14
13
13
14
14
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
Feels °C
15
16
16
15
13
13
12
11
8
8
8
8
8
7
7
7
7
7
8
10
11
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