The Cove Surf Break

Lat Long: 54.56° N 0.77° W

The Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 22 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Cove sea temperature is
15.5° 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 (22 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cove at 8AM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a North direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am July 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Afternoon (22 Jul)5ft (1.5m)8s
Evening (22 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 21°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
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
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NNE
6
0.8
NNE
7
0.9
NNE
7
1.3
NNE
8
1.6
N
8
1.4
N
8
1.2
N
7
1.1
N
7
1
N
7
1
NNE
7
1
NNE
7
1
NNE
7
1
NNE
7
1
NNE
7
1
NNE
7
1
NNE
7
0.9
NNE
7
0.8
NNE
7
0.7
NNE
7
0.6
NNE
7
0.6
N
6
0.6
N
6
0.5
N
6
0.4
NNE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
35
58
91
223
341
245
159
124
97
99
99
99
85
85
88
88
66
53
47
34
31
29
20
13
Wind (km/h)
0
S
5
NNE
15
NNW
15
N
10
NNW
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
NNW
10
NW
5
NW
5
W
5
N
10
NE
15
E
10
SE
15
S
10
SW
10
SW
10
W
10
WNW
10
NNW
10
WNW
5
N
15
WSW
Wind State
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
High Tide
10:02PM3.52m
10:15AM3.65m
10:57PM3.35m
11:20AM3.42m
00:00AM3.26m
12:30PM3.31m
Low Tide
4:01AM1.37m
4:39PM1.24m
5:00AM1.53m
5:43PM1.48m
6:15AM1.60m
6:58PM1.57m
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clear
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:56
4:56
4:58
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9:21
9:20
9:17
 mm
1
Temp °C
15
14
15
15
15
16
15
15
14
14
15
17
18
20
21
18
18
16
16
19
20
21
19
18
Feels °C
15
14
13
12
14
14
14
15
13
14
15
17
17
18
20
16
17
14
15
17
18
19
18
15
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