The Cove Surf Break

Lat Long: 54.56° N 0.77° W

The Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 20 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Cove sea temperature is
15.2° C
0.7° 

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 (20 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cove at 4PM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Afternoon (20 Jul)4ft (1.2m)8s
Evening (20 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
NNE
8
1.2
NNE
8
1.2
NNE
8
1.1
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
7
0.9
NNE
7
0.8
NNE
7
0.9
NNE
6
0.9
NNE
6
0.8
NNE
6
0.8
NNE
6
0.8
NNE
6
0.8
NNE
6
0.8
NNE
6
0.9
NNE
7
1
NNE
7
1.2
NNE
8
1.5
N
8
1.4
NNE
8
1.2
N
7
1
N
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
228
188
168
128
91
84
60
62
53
41
34
34
37
42
82
117
183
286
245
159
106
Wind (km/h)
10
N
20
N
15
N
15
N
10
N
15
NW
15
NW
20
NNW
15
N
10
NNE
10
NE
10
ENE
5
SE
5
E
5
N
5
N
20
NNW
10
N
5
N
5
N
5
NW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
8:29AM4.28m
9:12PM3.73m
9:19AM3.96m
10:02PM3.52m
10:15AM3.65m
Low Tide
3:02PM0.56m
3:11AM1.16m
3:48PM0.92m
4:01AM1.37m
4:39PM1.24m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:52
4:54
4:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:23
9:22
9:21
 mm
Temp °C
15
15
14
14
14
13
13
13
14
14
16
15
15
15
14
15
15
15
17
16
15
Feels °C
12
11
11
12
13
11
11
10
12
12
14
14
14
15
14
14
12
13
16
15
14
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