The Cove Surf Break

Lat Long: 54.56° N 0.77° W

The Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 23 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Cove sea temperature is
15.6° C
1.0° 

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 (23 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cove at 8AM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jul)3ft (0.9m)6s
Afternoon (23 Jul)3ft (0.9m)6s
Evening (23 Jul)3ft (0.9m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Fri morning, min 15°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, strong winds from the WSW by Sat morning).

Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
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
0
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
7
0.9
NNE
7
0.9
NNE
6
0.9
NNE
6
0.9
NNE
6
0.9
NNE
6
0.9
NNE
6
0.9
NNE
6
0.8
NNE
6
0.7
NNE
6
0.6
NNE
6
0.7
N
6
0.6
N
6
0.6
N
6
0.5
N
6
0.4
NNE
6
0.4
N
6
0.4
NW
5
0.3
NNE
7
0.2
N
7
0.2
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
97
75
70
59
59
59
64
59
48
44
33
40
28
28
20
13
12
8
9
4
4
1
1
1
Wind (km/h)
5
N
5
N
5
NNW
5
NNE
5
ENE
10
E
15
SE
15
S
10
SSW
10
SW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
15
W
15
WSW
25
SW
30
WSW
40
WSW
35
W
35
W
25
W
20
W
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:57PM3.35m
11:20AM3.42m
00:00AM3.26m
12:30PM3.31m
1:05AM3.27m
1:38PM3.34m
Low Tide
5:00AM1.53m
5:43PM1.48m
6:15AM1.60m
6:58PM1.57m
7:33AM1.53m
8:06PM1.52m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:56
4:58
5:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:20
9:17
9:15
 mm
Temp °C
16
15
15
16
17
18
19
18
17
16
15
17
20
20
19
18
16
16
16
18
18
18
20
16
Feels °C
16
15
15
16
17
17
17
16
16
15
14
16
18
19
17
16
14
12
10
11
12
12
15
12
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