The Cove Surf Break

Lat Long: 54.56° N 0.77° W

The Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 05 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Cove sea temperature is
16.8° 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 (05 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cove at 11PM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 05). 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 (05 Aug)--
Afternoon (05 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (05 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 23°C on Sat morning, min 12°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the ESE by Thu afternoon).

Wed
5
Thursday
6
Friday
7
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
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
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
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.3
N
7
0.2
N
8
1.1
NW
7
0.9
NNW
7
1.4
N
8
1.5
N
8
1.5
N
8
1.4
N
8
1.3
N
8
1.3
N
8
1.2
N
8
1.1
N
8
1
N
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.8
NNE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
22
20
19
10
5
103
89
240
304
298
260
224
228
190
157
127
104
99
75
Wind (km/h)
45
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
35
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
10
NNE
5
ESE
15
W
15
W
15
WSW
15
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
20
W
25
WSW
15
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
9:03PM3.71m
9:18AM3.88m
10:00PM3.55m
10:25AM3.68m
Low Tide
2:59PM0.75m
3:13AM1.16m
3:51PM0.99m
4:12AM1.31m
4:59PM1.20m
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:20
5:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:57
8:54
8:52
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
18
17
14
14
13
12
13
14
15
16
16
14
13
13
17
19
21
20
16
Feels °C
10
10
7
6
6
7
9
10
13
15
12
11
10
10
13
15
16
14
13
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