The Cove Surf Break

Lat Long: 54.56° N 0.77° W

The Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 12 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Cove sea temperature is
15.3°C
1.2° 

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 (12 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 7s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 6s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cove at 7AM is: 0.1m 7s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 12). 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 (12 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)7s
Afternoon (12 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)6s
Evening (12 Sep)--

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Mon afternoon, min 11°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sat morning, light winds from the ENE by Sun afternoon).

Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
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
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
4
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
10
0.2
WSW
2
0.1
NW
4
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
14
0.4
NE
4
0.1
N
16
0.1
N
16
0.2
N
15
0.2
N
14
0.2
N
14
0.2
N
14
0.3
N
14
0.3
N
13
0.3
N
13
0.3
N
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
0
1
0
2
0
4
4
5
5
18
16
15
16
33
31
29
28
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
25
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
WNW
15
NW
10
NNW
10
NE
10
ENE
15
ESE
15
SSE
15
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
25
SSW
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
4:46AM4.84m
5:19PM4.54m
5:25AM4.85m
5:53PM4.49m
6:02AM4.73m
6:27PM4.34m
Low Tide
10:54PM0.41m
11:19AM-0.19m
11:30PM0.34m
11:55AM-0.08m
00:05AM0.36m
12:28PM0.15m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:28
6:30
6:31
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7:28
7:25
7:22
 mm
Temp °C
13
11
12
13
18
18
19
17
16
15
14
14
15
15
14
14
14
14
15
18
22
24
21
20
Feels °C
10
7
7
8
12
14
16
16
15
14
12
13
14
14
12
12
12
12
13
16
20
21
20
18
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