The Cove Surf Break

Lat Long: 54.56° N 0.77° W

The Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 22 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Cove sea temperature is
14.5°C
1.1° 

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 (22 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cove at 8PM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 22). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Afternoon (22 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Evening (22 Sep)2ft (0.6m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Warm (max 22°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the WNW by Wed morning).

Tue
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
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)
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
N
9
0.7
N
9
0.7
N
8
0.7
N
8
0.6
N
8
0.6
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
N
8
0.8
N
5
1.1
N
6
1
N
6
1
N
7
1
NNE
7
0.9
NNE
7
0.9
NNE
7
0.9
NNE
7
0.9
NNE
8
0.8
NNE
8
0.8
NNE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
74
73
68
66
49
48
32
31
20
19
29
83
81
97
111
91
94
78
83
69
67
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
10
SW
0
W
0
ESE
5
SSW
10
S
10
SW
15
SW
35
WNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
10
N
5
W
5
SW
10
SSW
10
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
15
S
15
S
Wind State
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:58PM3.26m
2:04AM3.54m
2:43PM3.54m
2:44AM3.86m
3:18PM3.82m
Low Tide
7:47AM1.42m
8:05PM1.58m
8:36AM1.08m
8:48PM1.29m
9:14AM0.74m
9:24PM1.01m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:47
6:48
6:50
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7:02
7:00
6:58
 mm
1
1
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1
4
Temp °C
18
20
22
20
18
17
15
16
16
12
12
12
12
12
12
11
12
16
18
17
16
Feels °C
17
20
23
21
18
17
14
14
11
8
9
10
11
11
10
9
8
12
14
14
13
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