Surf Break

Lat Long: 54.56° N 0.77° W

The Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 21 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Cove sea temperature is
13.2°C
1.7° 

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 (21 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cove at 8AM is: 1.7m 8s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 21). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)8s
Afternoon (21 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Evening (21 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed morning, min 7°C on Fri afternoon). Mainly strong winds.

Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
2
2
0
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
E
8
2.1
E
8
1.8
E
8
1.6
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.3
E
8
0.9
E
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.6
ESE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
7
1.1
WNW
6
0.9
NNW
7
0.9
NNW
7
0.6
NNW
7
0.6
N
7
0.7
N
8
0.7
N
8
0.6
N
9
1
SE
6
0.4
N
8
1.5
NW
5
1.9
NNW
7
2
NNW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
612
555
387
305
275
198
83
53
43
20
14
85
77
76
38
38
60
71
54
64
22
114
320
428
Wind (km/h)
25
ESE
15
SW
20
SSW
25
S
25
SSW
15
SW
25
SW
40
W
45
W
45
W
40
W
35
W
30
W
25
WSW
15
SSW
15
SSE
20
SE
35
ESE
20
SE
15
S
5
WSW
45
WNW
45
WNW
45
WNW
Wind State
cross
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
00:18AM3.28m
1:16PM3.24m
1:15AM3.52m
2:02PM3.52m
1:59AM3.80m
2:39PM3.83m
Low Tide
6:54AM1.36m
7:14PM1.66m
7:48AM1.06m
8:05PM1.38m
8:30AM0.74m
8:47PM1.08m
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
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7:43
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7:46
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5:52
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5:50
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5:46
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 mm
3
2
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2
4
1
1
4
3
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Temp °C
12
10
11
11
13
11
10
9
8
9
9
10
11
12
9
9
10
11
12
12
12
7
7
8
Feels °C
7
7
7
5
8
7
5
0
-2
-1
-1
2
3
6
5
5
6
5
8
9
11
-2
-3
-2
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