The Cove Surf Break

Lat Long: 54.56° N 0.77° W

The Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 31 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Cove sea temperature is
15.9°C
1.1° 

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 (31 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cove at 1PM is: 0.5m 7s primary swell from a North direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 31). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)7s
Afternoon (31 Aug)2ft (0.6m)7s
Evening (31 Aug)2ft (0.6m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the SSW by Wed morning).

Monday
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
N
7
0.5
N
7
0.5
N
7
0.5
N
7
0.6
N
7
0.6
N
7
0.6
N
7
0.6
N
7
1.1
NW
5
0.8
N
6
0.8
N
6
0.7
N
6
0.6
N
6
0.5
N
6
0.4
NNE
6
0.3
N
6
0.3
N
6
0.2
N
7
0.2
N
7
0.1
N
8
0.2
N
7
0.4
N
7
0.4
N
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
24
23
24
24
34
34
34
32
67
44
46
35
25
17
11
6
6
3
3
1
4
14
12
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
15
W
20
WNW
20
NW
20
WNW
30
W
30
W
25
W
15
W
20
SW
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
SSW
10
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
6:02AM4.66m
6:29PM4.30m
6:37AM4.58m
7:05PM4.20m
7:17AM4.40m
7:44PM4.02m
Low Tide
12:33PM0.11m
00:42AM0.53m
1:08PM0.26m
1:19AM0.63m
1:47PM0.51m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:07
6:09
6:09
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7:58
7:55
7:52
 mm
1
2
2
Temp °C
14
14
16
18
20
18
14
13
13
13
16
19
19
17
16
16
16
15
17
19
16
16
17
Feels °C
13
12
13
15
17
13
9
8
10
10
11
13
13
12
11
12
13
13
16
18
15
13
15
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