Surf Break

Lat Long: 54.56° N 0.77° W

The Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 29 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Cove sea temperature is
14.3°C
1.3° 

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 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cove at 5PM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)4s
Afternoon (29 Sep)4ft (1.2m)5s
Evening (29 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed morning. Warm (max 22°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Wed morning, light winds from the SSW by Thu afternoon).

Tue
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
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
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
E
4
1
E
5
1.3
ESE
6
1.3
E
6
1.3
E
6
1.3
E
6
1.3
ESE
6
1.3
ESE
6
1.4
ESE
6
1.2
ESE
6
1.2
ESE
6
1.1
ESE
7
0.6
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.6
NE
7
0.6
NE
7
0.6
NE
7
0.6
NE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
22
47
109
126
122
122
130
134
146
103
121
99
50
49
48
46
36
34
34
33
31
Wind (km/h)
30
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
30
SE
25
SE
20
SE
25
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
20
SSW
25
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
15
SSW
10
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
SSW
10
W
10
SW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
6:01PM4.48m
6:16AM4.64m
6:38PM4.34m
6:59AM4.42m
7:20PM4.12m
Low Tide
12:05PM0.07m
00:19AM0.33m
12:44PM0.28m
00:59AM0.44m
1:25PM0.59m
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Temp °C
14
14
15
15
16
16
17
18
20
19
22
19
17
15
13
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14
17
18
17
15
Feels °C
9
10
12
11
13
13
14
13
15
17
17
15
14
12
11
11
11
15
16
15
13
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