The Cove surfForecast / North East England / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Tuesday 19 May 2026 BST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
9.9° 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 1PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 19). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 May)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (19 May)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (19 May)1ft (0.3m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Wed morning, light winds from the S by Thu night).

Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Fri
22
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
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
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)
0.4
NNE
8
1.1
SE
5
1.3
SE
6
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.9
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.2
N
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
22
60
107
24
24
23
13
83
56
5
5
5
5
5
5
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
Wind (km/h)
25
SSE
35
SSE
30
SSE
25
S
20
S
20
SSW
15
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
15
S
25
WSW
25
W
20
WSW
10
SW
10
S
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
High Tide
5:48AM4.56m
6:20PM4.54m
6:36AM4.45m
7:15PM4.28m
7:27AM4.29m
8:16PM3.97m
Low Tide
12:18PM0.09m
00:43AM0.51m
1:10PM0.18m
1:33AM0.79m
2:06PM0.36m
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:52
4:50
4:48
4:47
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:07
9:08
9:10
9:13
1
3
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
10
10
11
12
14
14
12
11
11
11
13
14
15
14
14
13
12
13
12
17
20
19
17
17
5
3
5
7
11
10
9
6
6
6
7
7
9
8
10
9
9
11
9
13
16
17
16
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
1.2
SE
7
1.1
SE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.7
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.4
SE
5
0.2
ESE
5
0.2
ESE
5
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.2
N
8
Energy kJ
22
23
24
24
24
147
112
83
56
37
27
15
7
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.1
SE
5
0.1
SE
5
0.1
N
8
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SE
4
Energy kJ
23
13
13
13
5
5
5
5
5
5
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
4
Energy kJ
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SE
4
1.1
SE
5
1.3
SE
6
1.2
SE
6
1.3
SE
7
0.2
SSW
2
0.4
S
3
0.4
SW
3
0.5
SW
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.2
WSW
2
0.3
WSW
2
0.3
W
2
Energy kJ
14
60
107
116
153
1
2
2
4
4
3
3
3
2
1
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
446
415
211
211
12
8
12
12
72
67
71
299
325
263
297
297
302
313
368
368
368
338
362
291
Best forecast wave conditions in North East England
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
2
2
2
3
4
1
2
2
2
1
3
3
4
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
5
4
4
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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