The Cove Surf Break

Lat Long: 54.56° N 0.77° W

The Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 27 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Cove sea temperature is
15.6°C
0.6° 

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 (27 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cove at 1PM is: 1.1m 6s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Afternoon (27 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Evening (27 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu morning, min 15°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
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
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
E
6
1
E
6
1
E
6
1.1
E
6
1.1
E
6
1
E
6
1
E
6
1
ENE
7
1
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
1
ENE
7
0.7
E
7
0.6
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.6
NE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.3
NE
7
0.3
NE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
64
64
64
85
91
76
81
93
96
75
70
59
101
51
41
39
39
37
34
18
16
7
7
Wind (km/h)
10
E
10
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
10
NE
10
NNW
15
WNW
10
WSW
10
SW
15
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
S
15
SSE
10
SE
10
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
High Tide
3:53AM4.13m
4:23PM3.97m
4:26AM4.37m
4:55PM4.14m
4:57AM4.54m
5:26PM4.26m
Low Tide
10:21AM0.52m
10:29PM0.79m
10:55AM0.29m
11:02PM0.63m
11:27AM0.13m
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
heavy rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:58
6:01
6:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:07
8:05
8:02
 mm
11
5
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
16
17
18
19
17
16
16
16
16
16
16
17
16
17
16
15
16
15
17
16
19
16
16
Feels °C
16
17
16
17
15
16
16
15
16
16
14
14
13
14
14
13
13
13
15
12
17
16
16
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