Surf Break

Lat Long: 54.56° N 0.77° W

The Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 25 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Cove sea temperature is
12.8°C
1.7° 

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 (26 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cove at 7AM is: 1.2m 11s primary swell from a North direction and 1.0m 12s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm October 25). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)11s
Afternoon (26 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Evening (26 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon night, min 9°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Mon night, light winds from the SW by Wed afternoon).

Monday
26
Tuesday
27
8 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
2
3
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
NNW
10
1.6
NNW
10
1.5
N
10
1.3
N
12
1.1
N
11
1
N
11
0.8
N
10
0.6
N
9
0.5
N
8
0.4
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.3
SE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
518
544
441
456
289
223
120
57
35
21
11
5
5
1
1
1
0
Wind (km/h)
45
W
35
W
30
WSW
20
SW
20
S
30
SSE
35
S
30
SSW
35
SSW
40
SSW
45
S
40
SSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
2:55AM4.57m
3:22PM4.53m
3:35AM4.71m
3:59PM4.59m
Low Tide
9:03PM0.52m
9:24AM0.08m
9:41PM0.32m
10:03AM0.06m
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clear
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6:54
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2
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1
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Temp °C
10
10
10
9
9
9
11
15
15
15
16
16
12
12
12
10
10
Feels °C
0
2
4
4
4
3
4
10
9
8
8
9
5
4
5
3
3
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