Surf Break

Lat Long: 54.56° N 0.77° W

The Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 09 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Cove sea temperature is
14.3°C
2.0° 

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):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with N swell.
  • 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 8AM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a North direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 09). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

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

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu night, min 8°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Sat morning, calm by Sun afternoon).

Friday
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
N
9
0.8
N
9
0.8
N
9
0.7
N
9
0.7
N
9
0.7
N
9
0.7
NNE
9
0.7
N
9
0.7
N
9
0.6
N
9
1.1
NW
6
1.3
NW
7
1.5
NW
7
1
NNW
7
1.3
NW
8
1.4
NW
7
1.5
NNW
7
1.4
NNW
8
1.8
NNW
8
1.3
N
8
1.1
N
8
0.8
N
7
0.7
N
7
0.5
N
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
169
106
106
81
83
79
82
76
79
64
104
169
231
117
200
217
249
231
394
219
141
65
44
44
Wind (km/h)
30
SSW
25
SW
25
WSW
35
WSW
35
WNW
35
W
35
W
35
W
35
WSW
40
W
40
W
40
W
45
W
40
W
40
W
35
W
35
W
25
WNW
20
W
15
WNW
5
WNW
0
S
10
SSE
15
S
Wind State
cross-off
off
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
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:03AM4.38m
3:40PM4.30m
3:44AM4.57m
4:16PM4.43m
4:23AM4.65m
4:49PM4.48m
Low Tide
9:39AM0.14m
9:55PM0.61m
10:17AM0.05m
10:31PM0.45m
10:52AM0.07m
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
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7:22
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6:20
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6:17
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6:15
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 mm
5
1
3
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1
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Temp °C
9
13
15
15
15
13
12
11
11
11
11
10
12
12
11
10
9
9
8
9
11
12
11
10
Feels °C
2
9
11
9
9
5
5
4
3
2
2
1
2
3
3
2
1
3
3
5
8
10
8
6
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