Surf Break

Lat Long: 54.56° N 0.77° W

The Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 24 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Cove sea temperature is
13.1°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 (24 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 8s period with NNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cove at 6AM is: 2.2m 8s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 2.0m 8s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Oct)8ft (2.4m)8s
Afternoon (24 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Evening (24 Oct)1ft (0.3m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 7°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SW on Sat morning, gales from the WSW by Sat night).

Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
2
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)
2.2
NNW
8
2.2
NNW
8
2.4
NNW
8
1.6
N
8
1.2
N
8
0.9
N
7
0.6
N
7
0.3
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
12
0.4
NW
8
1.8
WNW
7
1.8
NW
9
1.4
NNW
8
1.4
NNW
9
1.1
NNW
9
0.9
NNW
9
0.7
N
12
0.8
N
12
0.7
N
11
0.5
N
10
0.4
N
10
0.4
N
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
596
678
808
349
173
87
36
9
2
3
3
18
324
493
268
287
176
134
143
174
116
53
29
25
Wind (km/h)
45
WNW
35
WNW
30
W
25
SW
35
SSW
55
S
50
S
50
WSW
55
WSW
65
WSW
65
WSW
50
WSW
55
W
50
W
45
W
45
W
35
WSW
30
WSW
25
SSW
25
S
40
S
35
SSW
35
SW
35
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
2:39AM4.08m
3:13PM4.12m
3:17AM4.35m
3:47PM4.36m
3:55AM4.57m
4:22PM4.53m
Low Tide
9:09AM0.45m
9:25PM0.78m
9:46AM0.22m
10:03PM0.52m
10:24AM0.08m
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Temp °C
8
7
7
9
10
10
13
9
9
10
10
8
10
10
9
10
10
10
9
9
9
12
16
15
Feels °C
-2
-1
0
4
2
-1
3
-3
-3
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-4
-3
-2
-2
-2
0
2
3
3
3
1
5
10
9
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