Surf Break

Lat Long: 54.56° N 0.77° W

The Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 10 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Cove sea temperature is
13.9°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 (10 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cove at 10AM is: 1.3m 7s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)6s
Afternoon (10 Oct)5ft (1.5m)7s
Evening (10 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon night, min 9°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Sat morning, calm by Sun afternoon).

Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
N
9
1.2
NW
6
1.3
NW
7
1.5
NW
7
1.4
NW
8
1.4
NW
8
1.4
NW
8
1.6
NNW
8
1.4
NNW
8
1.9
NNW
8
1.2
N
8
0.9
N
7
0.8
N
7
0.5
N
9
0.6
N
9
0.5
N
9
0.6
N
9
0.5
N
9
0.5
N
9
0.5
N
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
64
109
159
229
229
229
229
296
257
419
160
79
55
45
61
43
60
41
40
40
26
25
15
Wind (km/h)
35
W
40
W
40
W
45
WNW
40
WNW
40
W
40
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
20
WNW
10
W
10
NW
5
SE
10
S
10
S
15
S
20
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
30
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:44AM4.57m
4:16PM4.43m
4:23AM4.65m
4:49PM4.48m
5:00AM4.64m
5:21PM4.44m
Low Tide
10:17AM0.05m
10:31PM0.45m
10:52AM0.07m
11:05PM0.37m
11:24AM0.20m
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Temp °C
11
11
11
12
12
10
10
9
9
10
11
13
13
11
10
9
10
11
12
14
14
15
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Feels °C
3
3
2
2
3
1
1
1
2
5
8
10
11
8
6
5
5
6
7
9
9
11
12
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