The Cove Surf Break

Lat Long: 54.56° N 0.77° W

The Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 15 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Cove sea temperature is
14.8°C
0.9° 

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 (15 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cove at 6PM is: 0.3m 11s primary swell from a North direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 15). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Sep)1ft (0.3m)12s
Afternoon (15 Sep)1ft (0.3m)11s
Evening (15 Sep)1ft (0.3m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Thu afternoon).

Tue
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
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
1
1
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
N
12
0.3
N
11
0.3
N
11
0.3
N
11
0.3
N
11
0.3
N
10
0.6
NW
5
0.7
NNW
5
0.6
NNW
5
0.8
N
7
1
N
7
1.1
N
8
1.1
N
8
1.2
N
8
1.1
N
9
1
N
8
0.9
N
8
0.8
N
8
0.7
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
23
22
21
21
20
18
17
19
18
58
108
138
153
201
177
143
111
86
63
31
31
Wind (km/h)
30
WSW
30
W
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
5
NNE
5
W
25
W
25
SW
30
SW
30
SW
25
WSW
30
W
35
W
40
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:00PM4.13m
7:17AM4.19m
7:35PM3.86m
7:58AM3.83m
8:12PM3.56m
Low Tide
1:01PM0.46m
1:12AM0.65m
1:34PM0.81m
1:47AM0.90m
2:10PM1.17m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
6:35
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:21
7:17
7:15
 mm
Temp °C
17
18
18
16
14
13
13
12
14
14
15
16
13
14
14
15
14
16
15
14
13
Feels °C
12
12
12
12
9
8
9
8
10
13
13
11
8
9
9
11
8
9
7
7
7
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