The Cove Surf Break

Lat Long: 54.56° N 0.77° W

The Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 01 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Cove sea temperature is
17.0° C
1.9° 

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 (01 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cove at 6PM is: 0.3m 7s primary swell from a North direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Aug)1ft (0.3m)8s
Afternoon (01 Aug)1ft (0.3m)7s
Evening (01 Aug)1ft (0.3m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat morning, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
1
Sunday
2
Monday
3
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
N
8
0.3
NNW
7
0.3
NNW
7
0.3
N
7
0.3
N
10
0.3
N
9
0.3
N
9
0.3
N
9
0.4
N
8
0.4
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.4
N
8
1.3
ENE
5
1.6
ENE
6
1.5
ENE
6
1.4
ENE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
10
11
10
9
17
15
14
13
22
22
12
12
12
11
11
11
22
82
164
155
155
Wind (km/h)
15
W
10
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
20
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
NNW
15
NE
20
E
20
E
15
ESE
15
ENE
15
ENE
25
NE
30
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
NE
15
NE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
6:27PM4.04m
6:30AM4.46m
7:01PM4.02m
7:04AM4.40m
7:36PM3.96m
Low Tide
12:30PM0.29m
00:35AM0.73m
1:04PM0.30m
1:09AM0.78m
1:39PM0.39m
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:11
5:13
5:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:04
9:01
9:00
 mm
Temp °C
17
19
19
19
15
13
13
13
15
17
17
16
15
15
15
16
17
17
17
16
16
Feels °C
13
16
15
14
11
10
11
12
13
14
13
12
12
13
13
12
12
13
14
14
15
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