Surf Break

Lat Long: 54.56° N 0.77° W

The Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 30 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Cove sea temperature is
14.2°C
1.3° 

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 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cove at 12AM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 30). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Oct)2ft (0.6m)8s
Afternoon (01 Oct)2ft (0.6m)8s
Evening (01 Oct)2ft (0.6m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Wed
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
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)
1
1
1
1
1
1
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)
0.8
NE
8
0.9
NE
8
1
NE
8
0.9
NE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.6
NE
7
0.6
NE
7
0.6
NE
7
0.6
NE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.5
NE
7
0.5
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.3
NE
6
0.3
NE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
75
112
135
112
112
93
46
45
44
33
39
29
30
21
21
11
11
6
6
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
15
S
15
S
10
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
SSW
15
S
20
S
25
S
25
S
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:38PM4.34m
6:59AM4.42m
7:20PM4.12m
7:48AM4.11m
8:10PM3.84m
Low Tide
00:59AM0.44m
1:25PM0.59m
1:44AM0.65m
2:14PM0.95m
clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
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Temp °C
22
19
18
15
15
13
15
17
18
15
14
13
12
12
13
18
20
19
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Feels °C
18
16
15
13
12
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12
11
11
9
8
8
7
12
14
14
12
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