The Cove Surf Break

Lat Long: 54.56° N 0.77° W

The Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 03 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Cove sea temperature is
16.0°C
1.3° 

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 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cove at 4AM is: 0.5m 12s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 03). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break, a second 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 (03 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)11s
Afternoon (03 Sep)2ft (0.6m)11s
Evening (03 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat afternoon).

Thursday
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
N
12
0.5
N
12
0.5
N
11
0.5
N
11
0.6
N
11
0.5
N
11
0.5
N
10
0.5
N
10
0.5
N
10
0.4
N
9
0.4
N
9
0.4
N
9
0.4
N
9
0.3
N
9
0.3
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.2
N
8
1
NW
6
1.1
NW
7
1.1
NW
7
1.3
NNW
7
0.8
NNW
7
0.8
N
9
0.8
N
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
46
66
61
58
82
55
51
49
46
28
26
25
24
13
12
12
5
62
97
106
158
62
94
86
Wind (km/h)
25
SW
30
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
W
25
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
SW
25
SW
25
WSW
35
W
35
W
35
W
35
W
30
W
30
W
35
W
30
W
30
WNW
15
WNW
5
N
5
S
10
SW
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
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
glassy
cross-off
off
High Tide
8:02AM4.15m
8:30PM3.78m
8:57AM3.84m
9:29PM3.53m
10:11AM3.55m
Low Tide
2:00AM0.80m
2:31PM0.82m
2:48AM1.03m
3:26PM1.16m
3:53AM1.25m
4:42PM1.44m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:11
6:13
6:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:51
7:47
7:45
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
18
17
17
18
20
20
17
15
15
15
15
15
16
17
17
15
13
12
12
14
17
17
17
15
Feels °C
16
13
14
15
16
16
13
11
12
11
11
9
9
10
11
10
7
5
6
8
13
15
15
13
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