Surf Break

Lat Long: 54.56° N 0.77° W

The Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 02 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Cove sea temperature is
14.4°C
1.6° 

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 (03 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cove at 12AM is: 0.2m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 02). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Oct)--
Afternoon (03 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Evening (03 Oct)1ft (0.3m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Mon morning).

Fri
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
7
0.4
NE
6
0.3
NE
6
0.2
ENE
6
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
9
0.2
NNW
5
0.2
NNW
5
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0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
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0.1
N
11
0.4
SW
2
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
11
11
6
4
2
2
2
3
2
3
3
0
1
1
1
0
0
2
0
Wind (km/h)
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
20
WSW
20
W
20
W
10
NW
5
N
5
SE
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SW
25
SW
25
SW
Wind State
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
8:10PM3.84m
8:50AM3.74m
9:14PM3.57m
10:13AM3.45m
Low Tide
2:14PM0.95m
2:39AM0.91m
3:14PM1.32m
3:53AM1.14m
4:36PM1.58m
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Temp °C
19
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17
16
14
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14
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Feels °C
14
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