Surf Break

Lat Long: 54.56° N 0.77° W

The Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 05 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Cove sea temperature is
14.3°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 (05 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 16s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 16s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cove at 5PM is: 0.1m 16s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 4s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 05). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)16s
Afternoon (05 Oct)--
Evening (05 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Tue night. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon morning, min 8°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Mon morning, calm by Tue afternoon).

Mon
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
16
0.5
W
3
0.1
N
16
0.1
N
16
0.1
N
16
0.1
N
16
0.5
NNW
4
0.5
N
5
0.6
NNW
5
0.4
N
6
0.4
N
5
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
7
0.3
N
7
0.4
NNE
7
0.3
N
7
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
10
0.3
N
10
0.4
N
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5
0
5
5
5
5
11
13
23
10
9
5
5
4
9
17
9
9
9
17
41
Wind (km/h)
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
10
WNW
10
NNW
10
NNE
10
N
10
N
5
NNE
5
N
5
ENE
5
N
10
NNW
15
N
15
N
20
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
20
WNW
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
11:52AM3.39m
00:09AM3.54m
1:15PM3.57m
1:21AM3.81m
2:15PM3.84m
Low Tide
6:14PM1.60m
7:00AM0.98m
7:33PM1.40m
8:06AM0.65m
8:30PM1.12m
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
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7:11
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7:13
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7:15
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6:30
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6:28
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6:24
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1
1
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1
1
2
2
5
3
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Temp °C
17
19
19
16
15
14
12
11
9
9
10
9
9
9
10
10
10
11
11
11
10
Feels °C
12
13
14
13
13
13
10
9
6
7
9
8
8
7
8
7
7
7
7
8
5
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