The Cove Surf Break

Lat Long: 54.56° N 0.77° W

The Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 06 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Cove sea temperature is
16.8° C
1.5° 

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 (06 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with NNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cove at 3PM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a North direction and 1.3m 7s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Aug)3ft (0.9m)7s
Afternoon (06 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Evening (06 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NNW
7
1.3
NNW
7
1.4
N
8
1.4
N
8
1.4
N
8
1.4
N
8
1.3
N
8
1.2
N
8
1.1
N
8
1
N
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.8
NNE
8
0.8
N
7
0.7
NNE
7
0.6
N
7
0.5
N
7
0.4
NNE
7
0.4
NNE
7
0.3
NNE
7
0.6
SE
4
0.2
N
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
66
181
252
260
260
264
228
190
157
124
96
75
70
55
38
24
15
15
9
12
6
Wind (km/h)
20
WNW
15
NW
5
N
5
ESE
10
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
25
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
S
10
S
10
SE
10
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross-on
glassy
off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
off
High Tide
9:18AM3.88m
10:00PM3.55m
10:25AM3.68m
11:11PM3.45m
11:47AM3.59m
Low Tide
3:51PM0.99m
4:12AM1.31m
4:59PM1.20m
5:32AM1.37m
6:24PM1.29m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:20
5:22
5:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:54
8:52
8:51
 mm
Temp °C
13
13
15
15
16
14
13
14
17
20
21
20
16
15
14
14
19
23
25
24
22
Feels °C
9
10
13
14
13
11
10
11
13
15
15
15
13
13
11
11
16
20
22
22
20
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