Surf Break

Lat Long: 54.56° N 0.77° W

The Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 15 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Cove sea temperature is
13.6°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 (15 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 23s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 22s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 21s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cove at 8PM is: 0.2m 21s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 15). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)23s
Afternoon (15 Oct)1ft (0.3m)22s
Evening (15 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)21s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Thu night, fresh winds from the N by Sat morning).

Thu
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
23
0.3
N
22
0.3
N
22
0.2
N
21
0.2
N
21
0.1
N
20
0.1
N
19
0.1
N
18
0.1
N
17
0.1
N
16
0.1
N
17
0.2
N
16
0.3
N
15
0.4
N
15
0.5
N
14
0.5
N
14
1.4
N
6
1.5
N
6
1.4
NNE
6
0.7
N
13
0.7
N
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
42
89
82
35
35
8
7
6
6
5
5
20
42
68
100
91
146
176
165
165
160
Wind (km/h)
30
SSW
25
SW
20
SW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
5
WSW
15
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
N
30
NNW
30
NNW
35
N
30
N
25
N
25
NNE
20
NNE
Wind State
off
off
off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
6:59PM3.89m
7:28AM3.74m
7:37PM3.64m
8:13AM3.42m
8:23PM3.39m
Low Tide
1:01PM0.94m
1:19AM0.85m
1:37PM1.23m
2:00AM1.12m
2:18PM1.51m
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:30
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7:31
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7:33
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6:06
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6:02
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6:00
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1
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3
1
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Temp °C
16
16
17
12
10
9
10
10
10
12
13
11
11
11
10
10
10
10
10
9
9
Feels °C
10
12
13
10
8
7
9
7
5
7
8
7
7
6
3
3
2
4
4
3
4
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