Surf Break

Lat Long: 54.56° N 0.77° W

The Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 03 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Cove sea temperature is
14.4°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 (03 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 4s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 5s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cove at 5PM is: 0.2m 4s primary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 03). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)9s
Afternoon (03 Oct)1ft (0.3m)4s
Evening (03 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Mon morning, min 11°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Mon morning).

Sat
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
9
0.2
NNW
5
0.2
NNW
5
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0.1
N
9
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
6
0.4
SW
2
0.4
SW
2
0.4
SW
3
0.1
N
16
0.1
N
16
0.1
N
16
0.5
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
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Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2
3
2
2
2
0
1
3
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
5
5
5
0
0
0
Wind (km/h)
20
W
15
WNW
5
NNW
5
SSE
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
30
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
25
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
8:50AM3.74m
9:14PM3.57m
10:13AM3.45m
10:39PM3.44m
11:52AM3.39m
Low Tide
3:14PM1.32m
3:53AM1.14m
4:36PM1.58m
5:29AM1.19m
6:14PM1.60m
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clear
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clear
clear
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part cloud
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7:07
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7:11
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6:35
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6:32
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6:30
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Temp °C
12
14
15
15
13
12
11
11
12
16
17
15
14
14
14
15
17
20
19
18
16
Feels °C
7
10
12
13
11
9
8
7
8
11
12
10
9
9
10
11
13
15
14
14
13
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