Surf Break

Lat Long: 54.56° N 0.77° W

The Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 15 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Cove sea temperature is
13.6°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 (16 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 17s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 17s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 16s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cove at 1AM is: 0.1m 20s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 15). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)17s
Afternoon (16 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)17s
Evening (16 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the N by Fri night).

Thu
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
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)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
N
22
0.2
N
21
0.2
N
21
0.1
N
20
0.1
N
19
0.1
N
18
0.1
N
17
0.1
N
16
0.1
N
17
0.2
N
16
0.3
N
15
0.4
N
15
0.4
N
14
1.6
N
6
1.7
N
7
1.6
N
7
1.5
N
7
1.4
NNE
7
1.3
NNE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
82
35
35
8
7
6
6
5
6
20
41
68
63
202
270
240
212
163
157
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
5
NW
10
NNW
10
NW
5
NW
15
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
25
NNW
35
N
35
N
30
N
25
N
25
N
25
N
25
N
Wind State
off
cross
cross
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
6:59PM3.89m
7:28AM3.74m
7:37PM3.64m
8:13AM3.42m
8:23PM3.39m
Low Tide
1:01PM0.94m
1:19AM0.85m
1:37PM1.23m
2:00AM1.12m
2:18PM1.51m
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
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7:33
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6:06
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6:02
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1
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Temp °C
16
14
11
11
10
10
10
12
12
11
11
10
10
10
10
11
10
10
10
Feels °C
12
13
9
8
9
7
5
7
8
7
7
4
2
2
3
5
4
5
5
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