The Cove Surf Break

Lat Long: 54.56° N 0.77° W

The Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 25 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Cove sea temperature is
15.5°C
0.4° 

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 (25 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cove at 9PM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Aug)--
Afternoon (25 Aug)3ft (0.9m)5s
Evening (25 Aug)3ft (0.9m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Warm (max 20°C on Wed morning, min 15°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.

Tue
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
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
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ENE
5
1
E
5
0.9
ESE
5
1.1
E
6
1
ESE
6
1.3
E
6
1.2
E
6
1.1
E
6
1.1
E
6
1
E
6
1.1
E
6
1.1
E
6
1.1
E
6
1.1
E
6
1.2
E
6
1.2
E
6
1.2
E
6
1.2
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
40
52
40
72
74
123
109
92
89
68
78
80
83
89
112
112
115
135
161
Wind (km/h)
25
E
25
E
25
E
15
E
20
E
15
E
20
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
10
ESE
10
E
15
E
15
E
15
ENE
10
ENE
5
ENE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
High Tide
3:09PM3.54m
3:18AM3.84m
3:48PM3.77m
3:53AM4.13m
4:23PM3.97m
Low Tide
9:20PM1.24m
9:47AM0.82m
9:56PM1.00m
10:21AM0.52m
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:58
5:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:13
8:09
8:07
 mm
2
2
5
4
Temp °C
17
16
15
15
16
16
18
20
19
17
16
16
16
16
18
17
17
17
17
Feels °C
13
13
12
13
15
16
16
17
16
15
14
15
16
16
18
17
16
18
19
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