The Cove Surf Break

Lat Long: 54.56° N 0.77° W

The Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 14 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Cove sea temperature is
16.4° C
1.0° 

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 (15 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cove at 12AM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a North direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Aug)--
Afternoon (15 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Evening (15 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 23°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
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
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
N
10
0.3
N
9
0.4
N
11
0.4
N
10
0.4
N
10
0.4
N
10
0.4
N
10
0.4
N
9
0.4
N
9
0.3
N
9
0.3
N
9
0.3
N
9
0.3
N
9
0.3
N
9
0.5
N
9
0.4
N
9
0.4
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.3
N
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
28
15
36
33
31
30
28
27
26
14
14
14
14
14
38
24
23
12
12
Wind (km/h)
5
ENE
5
ENE
10
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
NNW
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
NE
5
SSW
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
20
WNW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
NNE
0
W
Wind State
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
on
glassy
High Tide
5:45PM4.51m
5:50AM4.91m
6:26PM4.44m
6:31AM4.81m
7:04PM4.29m
Low Tide
11:56PM0.40m
12:24PM-0.21m
00:34AM0.45m
1:03PM-0.02m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:37
5:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:37
8:36
8:32
 mm
4
Temp °C
23
23
19
16
14
13
15
16
17
16
15
14
13
14
14
14
17
17
13
Feels °C
24
23
18
14
12
11
12
14
16
15
14
12
11
12
10
12
14
14
14
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