The Cove Surf Break

Lat Long: 54.56° N 0.77° W

The Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 16 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Cove sea temperature is
15.2°C
1.4° 

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 (16 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cove at 10PM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 16). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Sep)--
Afternoon (16 Sep)3ft (0.9m)7s
Evening (16 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the W by Thu afternoon).

Wed
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
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
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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
N
7
1.1
N
8
1.1
N
8
0.8
N
7
1
N
8
0.9
N
8
0.8
N
8
0.8
N
8
0.7
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.4
N
8
0.4
N
8
0.5
NW
6
0.4
NNW
6
0.4
NNW
6
0.3
N
9
0.3
N
9
0.3
N
9
0.3
N
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
86
138
142
69
133
108
84
82
61
31
20
20
18
15
14
16
15
14
14
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
25
WSW
25
SW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SW
30
W
30
W
35
W
35
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
25
SSW
40
SSW
30
SW
Wind State
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
7:35PM3.86m
7:58AM3.83m
8:12PM3.56m
8:44AM3.47m
9:00PM3.27m
Low Tide
1:34PM0.81m
1:47AM0.90m
2:10PM1.17m
2:26AM1.18m
2:52PM1.51m
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:17
7:15
7:13
 mm
1
2
Temp °C
16
15
13
13
13
14
14
16
16
14
13
12
11
13
14
16
13
14
15
Feels °C
14
10
8
7
7
10
8
9
8
8
7
7
5
7
8
9
8
7
11
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