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The Cove surfForecast / North East England / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Wednesday 27 May 2026 BSTForecast 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
12.0° C
(Which is 1.7°C warmer than 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: 0.6m 4s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (27 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 4s |
| Evening (27 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at The Cove. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri morning, min 9°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 27 | Thursday 28 | Friday 29 | Sat 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | |
25 | 17 | 16 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 39 | 66 | 64 | 53 | 49 | 34 | 21 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | |
High Tide | 1:39AM3.66m | 1:44PM3.81m | 2:22AM3.78m | 2:32PM3.88m | 3:01AM3.89m | 3:15PM3.95m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:56AM1.31m | 8:21PM0.85m | 8:43AM1.13m | 9:03PM0.83m | 9:23AM0.97m | 9:41PM0.82m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:37 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:22 | — | 9:23 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 15 |
7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 4 | N 7 | NE 4 | N 6 | N 6 | SE 5 | — | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 8 | N 8 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 |
 kJ | 25 | 17 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 49 | 34 | 21 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 7 | — | N 6 | N 6 | N 8 | N 5 | N 6 | — | — | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | — | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 6 | N 6 | — | — | — | — | N 5 | — | — | — | — | N 6 | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | — | NW 4 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | ENE 4 | ESE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 6 | — | — | WSW 2 | WSW 2 | WSW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 12 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 39 | 66 | 64 | 53 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 331 | 331 | 331 | 331 | 333 | 332 | 332 | 386 | 386 | 428 | 477 | 490 | 579 | 742 | 211 | 64 | 118 | 428 | 299 | 480 | 530 | 429 | 362 | 313 |
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