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The Cove surfForecast / North East England / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Thursday 08 Jan 2026 GMT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
8.1° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at The Cove today?

The current surf forecast for The Cove at 4AM is: 1.8m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm January 08). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jan)7.5ft (2.3m)7s
Afternoon (09 Jan)10ft (3.0m)9s
Evening (09 Jan)11ft (3.5m)10s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
3
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.8
ENE
2.3
ENE
3
ENE
3
ENE
3.5
ENE
3.5
ENE
3
ENE
3
ENE
2.1
NE
2.1
NE
1.8
NE
1.8
NE
1.6
NE
1.5
NE
1.3
NE
1.1
NE
1
NE
0.8
NE
0.6
NE
0.4
NE
0.3
NE
Period(s) (?)866778910101010109109999888877
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1501712252895601141151419722054193116338007506145524213362751561257748199
Wind
(km/h)
25
E
35
ENE
30
ENE
30
NE
35
ENE
35
NE
35
NE
30
NE
25
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
5
E
0
S
10
S
15
S
25
S
30
SSE
35
SSE
40
SSE
40
S
45
SSE
50
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		ononononononononononcross-
on		cross-
on		glasscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:01PM
4.35
7:46AM
3.75
7:48PM
4.07
8:35AM
3.54
8:39PM
3.77
9:28AM
3.36
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:37AM
0.46
1:42PM
1.16
2:21AM
0.77
2:27PM
1.37
3:08AM
1.08
3:20PM
1.55
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Sunrise----8:21-------8:21-------8:19---
Sunset------3:57-------3:59-------4:00-
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
Rain (mm)
--111--111111----------1
Temp. °C666655433433344321101235
Feels °C (?)-1-2-1-2-3-4-5-5-4-2-2-2-102-1-3-6-7-9-9-8-8-6
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