The Cove Surf Break

Lat Long: 54.56° N 0.77° W

The Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 24 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Cove sea temperature is
15.4° C
0.7° 

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 (24 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cove at 9PM is: 0.4m 6s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 24). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jul)--
Afternoon (24 Jul)2ft (0.6m)6s
Evening (24 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sat morning, calm by Sun afternoon).

Fri
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
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
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)
0.6
N
6
0.5
N
6
0.4
N
6
0.3
NNE
6
0.4
NW
5
0.3
NNE
6
0.2
N
7
0.2
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.3
NW
4
0.3
NW
4
0.1
N
12
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.4
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
28
20
12
8
8
8
4
4
1
1
3
3
3
5
5
11
18
28
30
Wind (km/h)
5
W
0
NE
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
25
WSW
35
WSW
40
WSW
30
W
25
W
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
WNW
5
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
5
N
0
SE
15
W
Wind State
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
1:05AM3.27m
1:38PM3.34m
2:04AM3.39m
2:36PM3.45m
Low Tide
6:58PM1.57m
7:33AM1.53m
8:06PM1.52m
8:36AM1.36m
9:00PM1.37m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:01
5:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:17
9:15
9:15
 mm
2
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
20
19
17
15
14
17
19
19
19
17
16
15
15
15
15
15
16
16
16
Feels °C
19
19
15
12
11
12
12
12
14
13
14
13
15
15
15
14
16
17
14
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