The Cove Surf Break

Lat Long: 54.56° N 0.77° W

The Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 29 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Cove sea temperature is
15.7°C
0.8° 

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 (29 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cove at 8PM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a North direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 29). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Aug)2ft (0.6m)8s
Afternoon (29 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Evening (29 Aug)2ft (0.6m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the WNW by Mon afternoon).

Sat
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
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
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NE
8
0.5
NE
7
0.5
N
6
0.6
N
6
0.6
N
6
0.6
N
6
0.6
N
6
0.6
N
6
0.6
N
6
0.6
N
6
0.6
N
6
0.5
N
6
0.5
N
6
0.5
N
7
0.5
N
7
0.5
N
7
0.6
N
7
0.7
N
7
0.7
N
7
0.7
N
7
0.7
N
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
36
26
17
28
27
27
28
29
29
29
29
20
20
24
25
26
36
48
47
43
42
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
10
ENE
15
E
10
NE
15
N
15
NNW
10
NW
0
WSW
10
SSW
15
SW
5
SW
10
WSW
10
S
15
SSW
15
WSW
15
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
Wind State
glassy
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:26PM4.26m
5:29AM4.64m
5:57PM4.32m
6:02AM4.66m
6:29PM4.30m
Low Tide
11:27AM0.13m
11:35PM0.53m
12:00PM0.07m
00:08AM0.49m
12:33PM0.11m
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light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
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part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
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cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:03
6:05
6:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:02
8:00
7:58
 mm
1
3
2
1
2
2
Temp °C
16
17
17
16
16
15
14
14
16
19
20
17
16
15
14
14
16
18
18
16
14
Feels °C
16
17
16
16
15
14
13
15
15
17
19
16
15
13
12
12
13
14
12
10
9
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