The Cove surfForecast / North East England / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Friday 24 Apr 2026 BST
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The Cove surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's The Cove sea temperature is
8.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at The Cove today?

The current surf forecast for The Cove at 9PM is: 0.7m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm April 24). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)7s
Afternoon (24 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)7s
Evening (24 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun afternoon, min 5°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Mon
27
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NNE
7
0.6
NNE
7
0.7
NE
7
0.7
NE
7
0.7
NE
7
0.7
NNE
7
0.5
NE
7
0.4
NNE
10
0.5
N
10
0.5
N
10
0.5
N
9
0.5
N
9
0.7
NNE
9
0.8
NNE
9
1.1
NNE
9
1.3
NNE
9
1.2
NNE
8
1.4
NNE
11
1.4
NNE
10
1.4
NNE
10
1.3
NNE
10
1.3
NNE
10
1.3
NNE
10
1.3
NNE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
42
33
53
49
47
41
23
35
50
48
44
41
70
88
168
232
194
408
443
418
356
363
370
422
Wind (km/h)
5
ESE
5
E
5
E
5
ESE
10
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WNW
10
NNW
10
N
15
NNE
15
ENE
5
E
5
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
S
10
SSE
15
S
10
SSW
10
SW
5
W
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
High Tide
9:42AM3.66m
10:54PM3.43m
11:05AM3.57m
00:20AM3.43m
12:23PM3.65m
1:28AM3.58m
Low Tide
4:30PM0.99m
5:05AM1.63m
5:58PM1.00m
6:32AM1.60m
7:15PM0.86m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
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5:41
5:39
5:35
5:33
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8:22
8:23
8:25
8:28
Temp °C
8
12
13
13
13
12
11
9
10
10
9
7
6
6
5
5
8
13
15
13
11
10
11
11
5
9
10
11
10
9
8
6
7
7
5
3
4
4
2
2
4
10
13
10
8
7
9
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NNE
7
0.6
NNE
7
0.7
NE
7
0.7
NE
7
0.7
NE
7
0.7
NNE
7
0.5
NE
7
0.5
NE
7
0.5
N
10
0.5
N
10
0.5
N
9
0.5
N
9
0.7
NNE
9
0.8
NNE
9
1.1
NNE
9
1.3
NNE
9
1.2
NNE
8
1.4
NNE
11
1.4
NNE
10
1.4
NNE
10
1.3
NNE
10
1.3
NNE
10
1.3
NNE
10
1.3
NNE
11
Energy kJ
42
33
53
49
47
41
22
21
50
48
44
41
70
88
168
232
194
408
443
418
356
363
370
422
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.2
NNE
12
0.3
NNE
11
0.3
N
7
0.4
NNE
10
0.5
NE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
13
0.2
NNE
13
0.3
NNE
12
0.7
NNE
10
0.4
SE
4
0.4
SE
4
0.3
SE
4
Energy kJ
11
10
3
3
13
24
8
35
19
18
4
3
16
31
112
6
4
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NNE
11
0.3
N
7
0.2
N
13
Energy kJ
23
8
14
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
2
0.2
SSE
2
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.3
SE
2
0.4
SE
3
0.5
SE
3
0.5
SE
4
0.5
SE
4
0.6
SSE
4
Energy kJ
1
1
10
11
1
2
6
7
8
11
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
106
312
312
106
106
1
1
13
21
312
312
287
208
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in North East England
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
3
2
1
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
9
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
8
5
5
6
6
5
5
5
9
8
7
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