The Cove Surf Break

Lat Long: 54.56° N 0.77° W

The Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 22 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Cove sea temperature is
16.3°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 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cove at 2PM is: 1.7m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)8s
Afternoon (22 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)8s
Evening (22 Aug)5ft (1.6m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun morning, min 13°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
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
1
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
N
8
1.7
NNE
8
1.7
NNE
8
1.7
NNE
8
1.6
NNE
8
1.6
NNE
8
1.6
NNE
9
1.5
NNE
9
1.4
NNE
8
1.3
NNE
8
1.3
NNE
8
1.2
NNE
8
1.2
NNE
8
1.1
NNE
8
1
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
7
0.7
NNE
7
0.7
NNE
7
0.6
NNE
7
0.5
NNE
7
0.5
NNE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
341
412
422
422
376
341
358
315
256
216
216
181
181
149
137
107
99
76
54
48
35
25
23
Wind (km/h)
25
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
10
N
10
N
5
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
NW
5
NNE
10
NE
10
E
10
SSE
10
S
10
SSW
5
S
10
E
20
E
20
ESE
15
E
15
E
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:56AM3.11m
00:30AM3.09m
1:18PM3.15m
1:43AM3.27m
2:22PM3.32m
Low Tide
5:19AM1.69m
6:13PM1.82m
7:02AM1.66m
7:42PM1.71m
8:17AM1.44m
8:39PM1.49m
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:50
5:52
5:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:20
8:16
8:15
 mm
Temp °C
13
13
13
14
14
13
13
13
13
13
15
17
17
16
15
15
14
14
16
17
17
16
15
Feels °C
8
9
9
10
11
11
12
11
11
11
13
15
14
13
13
13
12
12
14
14
14
14
13
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