Surf Break

Lat Long: 54.56° N 0.77° W

The Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 27 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Cove sea temperature is
14.3°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 (27 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 14s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cove at 4PM is: 1.1m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)4s
Afternoon (27 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)5s
Evening (27 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Sun morning, calm by Mon morning).

Sun
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
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
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SE
4
1.1
SE
5
1.1
SE
6
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
0.6
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
5
0.1
N
13
0.2
E
6
0.3
E
6
0.3
E
6
0.3
E
6
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
11
0.4
ESE
3
0.7
E
4
1.1
E
5
1.2
E
6
0.9
ESE
6
1.1
E
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
29
63
79
4
4
20
11
3
3
7
6
6
3
3
3
4
18
70
96
52
86
Wind (km/h)
30
SSE
35
SSE
35
S
30
W
25
W
15
WSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
N
10
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
10
ESE
15
E
20
ESE
20
ENE
10
E
20
S
15
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:53PM4.46m
5:00AM4.73m
5:26PM4.52m
5:36AM4.75m
6:01PM4.48m
Low Tide
10:55AM0.02m
11:07PM0.38m
11:29AM-0.01m
11:42PM0.31m
12:05PM0.07m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
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Temp °C
14
16
19
16
12
11
11
11
12
14
15
12
12
12
12
12
13
13
14
17
17
Feels °C
8
10
14
11
7
7
8
9
10
12
12
9
10
10
10
10
9
11
14
15
15
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