The Cove Surf Break

Lat Long: 54.56° N 0.77° W

The Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 12 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Cove sea temperature is
16.0° C
1.9° 

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 (12 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cove at 4PM is: 1.1m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 12). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Afternoon (12 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Evening (12 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wed
15
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
NE
6
1
NE
6
1.1
NE
6
1.1
NE
6
1.1
NE
7
1.2
NE
7
1.3
NE
7
1.3
NNE
7
1.3
NNE
7
1.3
NNE
7
1.3
NNE
7
1.3
NNE
7
1.3
NNE
7
1.3
NNE
7
1.2
NNE
6
1.2
NNE
6
1
NNE
6
1
NNE
6
0.9
NNE
6
0.9
NNE
6
0.8
NNE
6
0.8
NNE
6
0.6
NNE
6
0.6
NNE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
72
76
91
94
118
147
167
168
159
154
154
154
150
134
109
103
66
64
48
47
37
40
27
27
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
20
NE
15
NE
20
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
N
20
N
20
N
20
N
20
N
20
N
20
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
15
NNE
10
NNE
15
N
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:25PM4.05m
2:54AM4.08m
3:26PM4.25m
3:47AM4.34m
4:22PM4.40m
4:37AM4.57m
Low Tide
8:26AM0.91m
9:00PM0.78m
9:28AM0.57m
9:56PM0.62m
10:23AM0.24m
10:46PM0.51m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:41
4:43
4:43
4:46
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:34
9:32
9:31
9:30
 mm
Temp °C
15
15
15
14
13
12
12
12
13
13
14
13
13
13
13
14
14
15
15
15
14
14
14
14
Feels °C
12
12
12
11
10
9
9
8
9
9
10
9
10
10
10
12
11
13
13
14
13
13
13
13
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