The Cove surfForecast / North East England / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Saturday 16 May 2026 BST
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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
9.5° 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 2PM is: 1.9m 10s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 May)7ft (2.1m)10s
Afternoon (16 May)6ft (1.8m)10s
Evening (16 May)5ft (1.5m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon afternoon, min 7°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the SSE by Mon night).

Saturday
16
Sunday
17
Monday
18
Tue
19
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)
3
3
2
2
0
2
2
2
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
N
10
2.1
N
10
2
N
10
2
N
10
1.8
N
10
1.6
N
9
1.5
N
9
1.3
N
9
1.2
N
9
1.1
N
9
1.1
N
9
1
N
9
0.9
N
9
0.8
N
9
0.7
N
8
0.7
N
8
0.7
N
8
0.6
N
8
0.6
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1081
918
802
770
593
441
372
281
235
194
194
157
125
94
69
68
68
50
50
35
35
35
35
34
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
10
W
10
NW
5
E
15
SE
15
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
20
W
15
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
15
WSW
10
S
10
SSW
5
SW
10
SSW
0
WNW
5
E
0
SSW
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:37AM4.42m
3:51PM4.62m
4:19AM4.55m
4:39PM4.72m
5:03AM4.60m
5:29PM4.69m
Low Tide
9:58AM0.45m
10:22PM0.12m
10:43AM0.23m
11:08PM0.15m
11:29AM0.10m
11:55PM0.29m
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:56
4:54
4:52
4:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:02
9:04
9:06
9:07
2
Temp °C
6
6
8
9
11
11
9
9
8
8
10
12
12
12
9
8
7
8
10
11
12
13
9
9
2
3
5
6
7
7
5
7
3
4
4
6
6
8
6
5
4
5
9
9
11
10
5
5
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
N
10
2.1
N
10
2
N
10
2
N
10
1.8
N
10
1.6
N
9
1.5
N
9
1.3
N
9
1.2
N
9
1.1
N
9
1.1
N
9
1
N
9
0.9
N
9
0.8
N
9
0.7
N
8
0.7
N
8
0.7
N
8
0.6
N
8
0.6
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
Energy kJ
1081
918
802
770
593
441
372
281
235
194
194
157
125
94
69
68
68
50
50
35
35
35
35
34
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
3
0.3
SE
4
0.2
SSE
4
0.2
SSE
4
Energy kJ
2
2
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SE
3
0.4
SE
4
0.3
W
2
0.3
WSW
2
0.2
SSE
2
0.2
SSE
3
0.4
SE
4
0.5
SE
4
0.5
SE
4
0.4
SE
4
Energy kJ
5
3
1
1
1
1
5
9
9
5
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
8
8
1
0
0
0
8
0
8
0
0
0
0
0
0
263
323
331
331
376
64
376
Best forecast wave conditions in North East England
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
6
9
9
7
4
4
5
6
7
4
5
4
4
4
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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