Surf Break

Lat Long: 54.56° N 0.77° W

The Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 19 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Cove sea temperature is
13.4°C
1.9° 

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 (19 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cove at 10PM is: 1.5m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.1m 20s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Oct)--
Afternoon (19 Oct)5ft (1.6m)7s
Evening (19 Oct)5ft (1.5m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Tue night. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon afternoon, min 8°C on Wed night). Mainly strong winds.

Mon
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
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
3
2
1
1
1
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
E
7
1.4
E
7
1.5
E
7
1.4
E
7
1.5
E
7
1.6
E
7
1.8
E
7
2.1
E
7
2.3
E
8
2.3
E
8
2.3
E
8
2.5
ESE
8
1.9
E
8
1.6
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.7
ESE
7
1.2
ESE
7
0.8
E
7
0.6
NE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
261
184
198
173
204
233
312
478
658
692
701
749
454
307
314
262
124
61
48
Wind (km/h)
20
ESE
20
ESE
30
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
35
ESE
30
ESE
30
SE
30
SE
15
SSE
20
SSW
20
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
25
S
15
S
15
SW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
10:59PM3.14m
12:13PM3.02m
00:18AM3.28m
1:16PM3.24m
Low Tide
4:30PM1.90m
5:36AM1.57m
6:03PM1.86m
6:54AM1.36m
7:14PM1.66m
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7:39
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7:41
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5:55
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5:53
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1
5
4
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Temp °C
14
13
12
12
12
11
12
12
12
11
11
12
11
9
11
11
10
9
8
Feels °C
11
10
7
8
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
10
7
5
7
8
4
5
4
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