Surf Break

Lat Long: 54.56° N 0.77° W

The Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 10 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Cove sea temperature is
13.9°C
1.8° 

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 (10 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cove at 4PM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Afternoon (10 Oct)5ft (1.5m)7s
Evening (10 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon night, min 9°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Sat morning, calm by Sun afternoon).

Sat
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
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
0
0
0
2
1
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
NW
7
1.5
NW
7
1.4
NW
8
1.4
NW
7
1.4
NW
7
1.6
NNW
8
1.4
NNW
8
1.9
NNW
8
1.4
N
8
1
N
7
0.9
N
7
0.5
N
9
0.5
N
9
0.5
N
9
0.5
N
9
0.5
N
9
0.5
N
9
0.5
N
9
0.8
SE
6
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
169
222
229
217
217
288
251
427
229
104
76
44
44
43
42
41
40
39
51
25
24
Wind (km/h)
40
W
40
WNW
40
WNW
40
W
40
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
5
ESE
10
SSE
10
S
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
25
SSE
30
S
25
S
20
SSE
25
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:16PM4.43m
4:23AM4.65m
4:49PM4.48m
5:00AM4.64m
5:21PM4.44m
Low Tide
10:17AM0.05m
10:31PM0.45m
10:52AM0.07m
11:05PM0.37m
11:24AM0.20m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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7:20
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7:24
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6:15
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6:13
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Temp °C
11
12
12
11
10
9
9
9
10
12
13
11
10
10
10
11
13
13
14
15
16
Feels °C
2
3
3
3
1
1
2
5
6
9
11
8
7
6
6
6
8
8
10
13
13
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