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The Cove surfForecast / North East England / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Friday 24 Apr 2026 BSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
8.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at The Cove today?
The current surf forecast for The Cove at 10AM is: 0.7m 7s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am April 24). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (24 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 7s |
| Evening (24 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at The Cove. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun afternoon, min 5°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | Mon 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
NE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | N 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 11 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | |
56 | 53 | 42 | 43 | 46 | 49 | 41 | 41 | 23 | 35 | 50 | 48 | 44 | 64 | 70 | 57 | 168 | 232 | 194 | 476 | 443 | 418 | 356 | 356 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 9:42AM3.66m | 10:54PM3.43m | 11:05AM3.57m | 00:20AM3.43m | 12:23PM3.65m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:42AM1.44m | 4:30PM0.99m | 5:05AM1.63m | 5:58PM1.00m | 6:32AM1.60m | 7:15PM0.86m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  | | | |  | | | | |  | | | | | | | | | | | |  | | |
 | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:25 | — | 8:28 |
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Temp °C | 6 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
4 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 7 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | N 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 11 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 |
 kJ | 56 | 53 | 42 | 43 | 46 | 49 | 41 | 41 | 22 | 21 | 50 | 48 | 44 | 64 | 70 | 57 | 168 | 232 | 194 | 476 | 443 | 418 | 356 | 356 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 12 | N 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 11 | N 7 | NNE 10 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | NE 6 | N 14 | NE 6 | NNE 13 | NNE 12 | NNE 10 | — | — | — | — | SE 4 |
| kJ | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 24 | 8 | 35 | 19 | 18 | — | 6 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 31 | 112 | — | — | — | — | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 11 | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — | N 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 23 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 2 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 6 | NE 3 | — | — | — | — | SE 2 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 7 | 11 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 39 | 312 | 290 | 106 | 106 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 65 | 290 | 312 | 208 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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