The Cove Surf Break

Lat Long: 54.56° N 0.77° W

The Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 03 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Cove sea temperature is
15.8°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 (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 10AM is: 0.5m 11s primary swell from a North direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 03). 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 (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

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Fri morning, light winds from the SSW by Sat night).

Thursday
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
1.1
NW
6
1
NNW
7
1.3
NNW
7
1.5
NNW
7
0.9
NNW
7
0.8
N
8
0.8
N
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
66
61
58
82
55
49
49
48
28
26
25
24
13
12
12
5
91
105
160
209
86
92
88
Wind (km/h)
30
SW
25
WSW
25
W
25
W
25
WSW
30
SW
20
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
25
WSW
35
W
35
W
35
W
35
W
30
W
35
W
35
W
30
W
30
WNW
20
NW
15
WNW
15
W
15
SW
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
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
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
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
<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
Temp °C
18
17
18
20
19
17
16
15
15
16
16
17
17
16
15
13
12
12
14
17
18
17
15
Feels °C
14
14
14
15
15
13
13
11
11
12
10
10
10
10
10
6
5
6
8
12
14
14
13
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