Surf Break

Lat Long: 54.56° N 0.77° W

The Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 28 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Cove sea temperature is
14.3°C
1.2° 

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 (28 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 5s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 5s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cove at 8AM is: 0.1m 13s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 28). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)5s
Afternoon (28 Sep)1ft (0.3m)6s
Evening (28 Sep)1ft (0.3m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Mon morning, fresh winds from the SSE by Wed morning).

Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
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
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
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.1
N
13
0.2
E
5
0.3
E
6
0.3
E
6
0.3
E
6
0.3
E
5
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
11
0.4
ESE
3
0.6
E
4
0.8
E
5
1
E
5
1.1
E
6
1.2
E
6
1.2
E
6
1.2
E
6
1.2
ESE
6
0.8
ENE
6
1.1
SE
6
1.3
SE
6
0.9
NE
8
0.9
NE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
21
12
3
2
6
6
5
5
3
2
3
10
27
52
80
102
106
102
104
51
80
114
109
112
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
WNW
10
E
15
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
15
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
SE
20
SE
25
SSE
30
SSE
35
SSE
25
S
25
S
25
S
20
SW
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
5:00AM4.73m
5:26PM4.52m
5:36AM4.75m
6:01PM4.48m
6:16AM4.64m
6:38PM4.34m
Low Tide
11:07PM0.38m
11:29AM-0.01m
11:42PM0.31m
12:05PM0.07m
00:19AM0.33m
12:44PM0.28m
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clear
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Temp °C
12
12
11
13
15
15
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12
12
12
12
14
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15
15
16
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18
18
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19
19
15
Feels °C
8
10
9
11
13
13
10
9
10
10
9
9
11
11
12
12
14
14
14
14
15
15
14
11
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