The Cove Surf Break

Lat Long: 54.56° N 0.77° W

The Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 09 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Cove sea temperature is
15.7°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 (09 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cove at 11PM is: 1.0m 7s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Sep)--
Afternoon (09 Sep)5ft (1.6m)7s
Evening (09 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Sat morning).

Wed
9
Thursday
10
Friday
11
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
1
1
1
0
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)
1.3
N
7
1.2
N
7
1.1
N
7
0.9
NNE
6
0.9
NNE
6
0.8
NNE
6
0.7
N
6
0.7
NNE
7
0.6
NNE
7
0.5
N
7
0.5
N
7
0.5
N
7
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
N
7
0.3
N
7
0.3
N
7
0.4
NNW
5
0.3
NNW
5
0.3
NNW
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
163
134
107
70
68
53
40
47
37
23
25
26
19
17
10
9
10
6
5
Wind (km/h)
5
NNE
5
E
10
SSE
10
SW
10
SW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
20
WSW
20
W
25
WNW
15
NW
5
N
5
SSE
15
SW
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross-off
off
High Tide
3:18PM4.11m
3:23AM4.44m
4:02PM4.34m
4:06AM4.70m
4:42PM4.49m
Low Tide
9:35PM0.79m
10:01AM0.05m
10:16PM0.56m
10:42AM-0.14m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:36
7:32
7:30
 mm
Temp °C
13
14
13
13
11
11
13
16
18
15
15
15
14
13
15
17
17
16
13
Feels °C
11
12
10
11
8
8
8
11
13
9
11
11
11
10
11
14
15
14
10
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