Surf Break

Lat Long: 54.56° N 0.77° W

The Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 23 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Cove sea temperature is
13.1°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 (23 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 7s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cove at 3PM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 23). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Oct)5ft (1.5m)6s
Afternoon (23 Oct)3ft (0.9m)6s
Evening (23 Oct)7.5ft (2.3m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri morning, min 7°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Fri morning, gales from the WSW by Sat night).

Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
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
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
N
8
1.4
E
5
1.5
E
6
1.3
E
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
7
2.3
NNW
7
2.5
NNW
8
2.3
NNW
9
2.4
NNW
8
1.7
N
8
1.3
N
8
1
N
7
0.7
N
7
0.4
N
7
0.2
N
7
0.1
E
7
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
13
1.7
WNW
5
1.8
NW
8
1.2
NNW
8
1.2
NNW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
64
97
165
123
71
61
462
979
754
801
382
202
108
50
16
4
1
3
3
0
398
197
181
Wind (km/h)
30
E
40
E
20
E
10
SSW
30
W
55
NW
50
NW
45
NW
40
WNW
30
W
25
SW
35
S
55
S
50
S
50
WSW
55
WSW
65
WSW
65
WSW
55
W
55
W
50
W
45
W
45
W
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:59AM3.80m
2:39PM3.83m
2:39AM4.08m
3:13PM4.12m
3:17AM4.35m
3:47PM4.36m
Low Tide
8:30AM0.74m
8:47PM1.08m
9:09AM0.45m
9:25PM0.78m
9:46AM0.22m
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light rain
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light rain
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clear
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4:43
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 mm
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3
3
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1
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3
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1
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Temp °C
11
11
12
13
11
8
7
7
7
7
9
10
10
13
9
9
8
9
10
10
10
9
9
Feels °C
5
4
9
11
5
-3
-4
-3
-2
0
4
2
-1
4
-2
-3
-5
-4
-2
-2
-1
-1
-1
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