Surf Break

Lat Long: 54.56° N 0.77° W

The Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 09 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Cove sea temperature is
14.1°C
1.9° 

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 (09 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cove at 9PM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 09). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Oct)--
Afternoon (09 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Evening (09 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Sat morning, light winds from the W by Sun afternoon).

Fri
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
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
0
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
N
9
0.7
NNE
9
0.7
N
9
0.7
N
9
1
WNW
6
1.3
NW
7
1.3
NW
7
1.6
NW
7
1.5
NNW
8
1.4
NW
8
1.5
NNW
8
1.4
NNW
8
2
NNW
8
1.8
NNW
8
1.2
N
8
0.9
N
7
0.8
N
7
0.6
N
9
0.5
N
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
79
82
76
83
77
143
159
261
264
236
264
238
475
378
168
83
55
64
44
Wind (km/h)
35
W
30
W
35
W
35
WSW
40
W
40
W
45
W
45
WNW
40
W
40
W
40
WNW
35
WNW
30
W
20
W
20
W
15
W
10
W
10
S
10
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:40PM4.30m
3:44AM4.57m
4:16PM4.43m
4:23AM4.65m
4:49PM4.48m
Low Tide
9:55PM0.61m
10:17AM0.05m
10:31PM0.45m
10:52AM0.07m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
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Temp °C
14
12
11
11
11
11
11
12
12
10
9
9
9
8
10
12
13
12
10
Feels °C
7
5
4
3
2
2
2
2
3
1
0
2
3
3
5
8
10
9
7
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