The Cove surfForecast / North East England / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Tuesday 12 May 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
9.3° 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 8PM is: 1.0m 7s primary swell from a North direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 May)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Afternoon (12 May)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Evening (12 May)3ft (0.9m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Wed morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue morning, min 6°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Wed night, strong winds from the NNW by Thu night).

Tue
12
Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
Fri
15
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
1
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)
1.3
NNE
8
1.1
NNE
8
1.1
N
8
1
N
7
0.9
N
7
0.8
N
8
0.8
N
8
0.7
N
8
0.6
N
8
0.7
N
8
0.8
N
4
0.8
N
5
0.8
N
5
0.8
N
5
0.8
N
5
0.8
N
5
1.1
N
5
1.2
N
6
1.4
N
6
1.7
N
7
1.8
N
7
2
N
8
2.5
N
9
3
N
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
235
163
153
108
88
90
84
63
45
58
22
27
28
27
27
27
60
86
148
266
352
482
963
1614
Wind (km/h)
25
WSW
30
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
20
W
25
SW
25
W
25
W
25
NW
30
NNW
30
NNW
25
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
30
N
30
NNW
35
NNW
40
NNW
35
NW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
12:33PM3.62m
1:27AM3.62m
1:27PM3.86m
2:12AM3.92m
2:16PM4.14m
2:55AM4.20m
Low Tide
7:11PM0.93m
7:34AM1.36m
8:03PM0.65m
8:25AM1.05m
8:50PM0.39m
light rain
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:03
5:01
5:00
4:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:55
8:57
8:59
9:00
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
9
12
12
11
7
6
7
6
7
8
8
8
7
7
7
7
8
9
9
8
8
7
7
7
3
5
6
4
1
-1
1
-1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
0
1
1
1
1
0
-2
-2
-2
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
NNE
8
1.1
NNE
8
1.1
N
8
1
N
7
0.9
N
7
0.8
N
8
0.8
N
8
0.7
N
8
0.6
N
8
0.2
N
7
0.3
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
Energy kJ
235
163
153
108
88
90
84
63
45
4
12
5
5
5
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
N
9
0.6
NE
9
0.3
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.1
N
9
Energy kJ
27
47
14
7
2
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
N
9
0.5
N
9
Energy kJ
41
41
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
W
2
0.4
WNW
3
0.3
WNW
2
0.3
WSW
2
0.4
WSW
3
0.3
WSW
3
0.5
NW
3
0.7
N
8
0.8
N
4
0.8
N
5
0.8
N
5
0.8
N
5
0.8
N
5
0.8
N
5
1.1
N
5
1.2
N
6
1.4
N
6
1.7
N
7
1.8
N
7
2
N
8
2.5
N
9
3
N
10
Energy kJ
1
3
1
1
2
1
5
58
22
27
28
27
27
27
60
86
148
266
352
482
963
1614
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
1
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
8
150
253
58
8
0
9
39
458
604
600
600
470
604
525
512
436
436
616
65
311
404
316
567
Best forecast wave conditions in North East England
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
3
4
4
4
1
2
4
1
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
8
9
9
9
9
9
8
8
8
7
9
9
9
9
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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