The Cove Surf Break

Lat Long: 54.56° N 0.77° W

The Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 10 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Cove sea temperature is
16.6° C
1.2° 

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 (11 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cove at 2AM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)9s
Afternoon (11 Aug)3ft (0.9m)9s
Evening (11 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Tue night, calm by Thu morning).

Mon
10
Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
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
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
N
4
0.8
NNE
8
0.9
N
8
1
N
8
1
N
8
1
N
8
1
N
9
1
N
9
0.9
N
9
0.8
N
9
0.8
N
9
0.7
N
8
0.7
N
8
0.6
N
8
0.6
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.9
SE
5
1
SE
5
0.9
SE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
10
75
90
127
133
135
148
157
127
99
96
69
68
49
48
33
36
51
39
Wind (km/h)
15
ENE
20
ESE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SSE
25
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
25
SSE
15
SSE
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:24PM3.88m
2:45AM4.04m
3:24PM4.13m
3:37AM4.38m
4:16PM4.35m
Low Tide
8:54PM0.97m
9:24AM0.51m
9:48PM0.74m
10:15AM0.14m
clear
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part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
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cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
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part cloud
cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:30
5:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:45
8:44
8:42
 mm
Temp °C
16
15
14
13
13
13
17
21
21
18
16
17
16
16
21
26
29
24
22
Feels °C
13
11
11
11
11
11
14
17
16
13
11
13
12
12
17
22
25
20
19
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