The Cove Surf Break

Lat Long: 54.56° N 0.77° W

The Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 11 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Cove sea temperature is
15.3°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 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 7s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cove at 10PM is: 0.2m 7s primary swell from a North direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Sep)--
Afternoon (11 Sep)1ft (0.3m)7s
Evening (11 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Mon morning, min 11°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the SW by Sat morning).

Fri
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
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)
0.3
NNW
7
0.3
NNW
7
0.2
N
7
0.2
N
4
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
6
0.4
WSW
3
0.2
WSW
3
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
14
0.4
NE
4
0.1
N
16
0.4
ENE
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
10
10
4
1
1
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
2
2
2
4
4
5
5
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
10
S
10
WSW
15
SW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
35
SW
25
WSW
25
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
W
15
NW
15
NNE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
ESE
15
SSE
Wind State
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
4:42PM4.49m
4:46AM4.84m
5:19PM4.54m
5:25AM4.85m
5:53PM4.49m
Low Tide
10:54PM0.41m
11:19AM-0.19m
11:30PM0.34m
11:55AM-0.08m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
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cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:28
6:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:30
7:28
7:25
 mm
Temp °C
18
17
15
13
11
12
14
17
17
18
17
17
16
14
14
14
15
14
13
Feels °C
16
15
12
10
7
6
9
12
14
14
15
16
15
13
13
13
14
12
11
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