The Cove surfForecast / North East England / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Sunday 26 Apr 2026 BST
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The Cove surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's The Cove sea temperature is
8.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at The Cove today?

The current surf forecast for The Cove at 1PM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am April 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Afternoon (26 Apr)4ft (1.2m)10s
Evening (26 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 6°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wed
29
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
1 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
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)
0.9
NNE
9
1.1
NNE
8
1.1
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
10
1.3
NNE
10
1.3
NNE
10
1.2
N
10
1.2
N
10
1.2
N
10
1
N
10
1.3
N
11
1.3
N
11
1.1
N
11
1.3
N
11
1
N
11
1
N
11
0.9
N
10
0.9
N
10
0.8
N
10
0.8
N
10
0.8
N
10
0.8
N
10
0.7
N
10
0.7
N
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
137
180
176
180
370
356
290
296
302
200
410
410
291
396
233
223
174
164
125
125
122
120
90
83
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
10
SSE
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
15
S
10
W
5
W
10
WNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
N
15
N
20
NNE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
12:23PM3.65m
1:28AM3.58m
1:27PM3.82m
2:19AM3.78m
2:19PM4.00m
Low Tide
6:32AM1.60m
7:15PM0.86m
7:41AM1.42m
8:12PM0.68m
8:33AM1.19m
8:58PM0.54m
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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5:35
5:33
5:31
5:30
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8:25
8:28
8:30
8:31
Temp °C
5
5
9
13
16
16
13
13
12
11
11
10
10
9
8
7
7
7
7
8
7
7
6
6
2
2
5
10
13
13
10
11
10
9
7
6
6
6
4
3
4
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NNE
9
1.1
NNE
8
1.1
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
10
1.3
NNE
10
1.3
NNE
10
1.2
N
10
1.2
N
10
1.2
N
10
1
N
10
1.3
N
11
1.3
N
11
1.1
N
11
1.3
N
11
1
N
11
1
N
11
0.9
N
10
0.9
N
10
0.8
N
10
0.8
N
10
0.8
N
10
0.8
N
10
0.7
N
10
0.7
N
9
Energy kJ
137
180
176
180
370
356
290
296
302
200
410
410
291
396
233
223
174
164
125
125
122
120
90
83
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNE
13
0.3
NNE
12
0.6
N
11
0.9
NNE
8
0.4
SE
4
0.4
SE
4
0.7
N
12
0.3
SE
4
0.1
SE
4
Energy kJ
16
30
86
99
6
4
141
3
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
4
Energy kJ
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
2
0.3
SE
3
0.5
SE
3
0.5
SE
4
0.5
SE
4
0.4
NW
3
0.6
NNW
4
0.7
N
4
0.8
N
4
0.7
NNE
5
0.8
NNE
5
0.9
NE
5
0.8
NE
5
0.7
NE
5
0.7
ENE
4
0.7
ENE
4
0.6
ENE
4
0.6
ENE
4
0.6
E
4
Energy kJ
1
1
6
7
8
2
10
19
25
22
28
33
26
22
18
17
15
16
14
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
65
65
65
65
65
65
107
352
358
352
355
331
331
118
Best forecast wave conditions in North East England
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
7
5
6
7
7
8
9
8
7
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
7
7
9
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