The Cove Surf Break

Lat Long: 54.56° N 0.77° W

The Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 11 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Cove sea temperature is
16.7° 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 (11 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cove at 11AM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a North direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)9s
Afternoon (11 Aug)3ft (0.9m)9s
Evening (11 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 31°C on Thu afternoon, min 16°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Tue afternoon, calm by Thu morning).

Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
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)
1
1
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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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
N
8
1
N
8
1
N
9
1
N
9
0.9
N
9
0.8
N
9
0.8
N
9
0.7
N
8
0.7
N
8
0.6
N
8
0.6
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.9
SE
5
1
SE
5
0.9
ESE
5
0.4
N
8
0.9
SE
6
0.7
ESE
5
0.7
SE
5
0.6
SE
5
0.7
SE
4
0.7
SE
4
0.9
ESE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
133
136
148
155
126
99
96
69
68
49
48
33
38
53
51
18
44
23
23
17
17
20
44
Wind (km/h)
10
SSE
10
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
SE
30
SE
30
SSE
25
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
20
S
10
SSW
5
SE
10
SE
20
SE
5
SSW
10
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross
cross
glassy
cross
High Tide
2:45AM4.04m
3:24PM4.13m
3:37AM4.38m
4:16PM4.35m
4:24AM4.67m
5:03PM4.48m
Low Tide
9:24AM0.51m
9:48PM0.74m
10:15AM0.14m
10:34PM0.55m
11:02AM-0.13m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:30
5:31
5:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:44
8:42
8:39
 mm
Temp °C
13
13
17
21
23
18
16
17
17
16
21
27
29
24
22
23
22
23
26
30
31
27
20
Feels °C
11
11
14
18
18
13
11
12
12
12
17
23
25
20
19
20
17
19
24
27
26
27
19
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