Surf Break

Lat Long: 54.56° N 0.77° W

The Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 06 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Cove sea temperature is
14.2°C
1.7° 

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 (06 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 16s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 16s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cove at 1PM is: 0.1m 16s primary swell from a North direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 06). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)16s
Afternoon (06 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)16s
Evening (06 Oct)1ft (0.3m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu night, min 8°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the SSW by Thu night).

Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
16
0.1
N
16
0.1
N
16
0.1
N
16
0.3
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.3
N
7
0.4
N
7
0.7
N
4
0.7
N
4
0.8
N
4
0.9
N
5
0.9
N
5
0.9
N
5
1.1
N
5
1.3
NNW
6
1.3
N
6
1.4
N
6
1.5
N
7
1.3
N
7
1.2
N
7
1.2
N
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5
5
5
5
10
11
10
10
16
12
16
24
34
40
42
64
106
114
157
226
181
156
159
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
10
NE
10
NNE
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
NNE
0
NE
5
N
10
NNW
20
NNW
20
NW
25
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
20
NW
30
NW
25
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
15
WNW
25
WSW
20
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
High Tide
1:15PM3.57m
1:21AM3.81m
2:15PM3.84m
2:16AM4.12m
3:01PM4.10m
Low Tide
7:00AM0.98m
7:33PM1.40m
8:06AM0.65m
8:30PM1.12m
8:57AM0.34m
9:15PM0.84m
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cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
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6:28
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6:24
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2
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Temp °C
13
12
11
11
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
11
11
11
10
9
8
8
9
11
13
11
9
Feels °C
12
10
9
10
8
9
9
8
8
6
5
5
6
6
5
3
2
3
4
6
9
6
4
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