The Cove Surf Break

Lat Long: 54.56° N 0.77° W

The Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 26 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Cove sea temperature is
16.6° C
1.8° 

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 (26 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cove at 3PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a North direction and 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Jul)1ft (0.3m)8s
Afternoon (26 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (26 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 26°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
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
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
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)
0.3
N
8
0.4
N
8
0.4
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.6
N
8
0.6
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.6
N
8
0.8
NNW
8
0.4
N
8
0.7
N
8
0.7
N
8
0.8
N
8
0.8
N
8
0.6
N
8
0.7
N
9
0.6
N
9
0.6
N
9
0.5
N
9
0.5
N
9
0.5
N
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
12
20
19
28
42
44
31
44
75
21
64
61
78
78
40
74
58
60
41
41
40
Wind (km/h)
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
20
WNW
20
W
25
W
25
WNW
20
W
25
W
25
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
WSW
25
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
5
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:36PM3.45m
2:56AM3.58m
3:25PM3.60m
3:39AM3.80m
4:07PM3.75m
Low Tide
8:36AM1.36m
9:00PM1.37m
9:25AM1.13m
9:42PM1.19m
10:07AM0.89m
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:01
5:03
5:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:15
9:13
9:10
 mm
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
16
17
17
16
14
15
13
13
17
18
19
19
16
17
16
18
21
25
26
24
21
Feels °C
13
13
15
15
13
12
9
9
12
14
15
15
14
16
15
18
19
22
23
21
21
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