The Cove surfForecast / North East England / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Tuesday 21 Apr 2026 BST
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The Cove surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's The Cove sea temperature is
8.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at The Cove today?

The current surf forecast for The Cove at 9AM is: 1.1m 5s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am April 21). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)5s
Afternoon (21 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)6s
Evening (21 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)6s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
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
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
1.1
NE
1.4
NE
1.4
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1
NE
1.1
ENE
1
ENE
1
ENE
0.7
NE
0.7
NE
0.7
NNE
0.6
NNE
0.5
NNE
0.7
NNE
0.8
NNE
0.8
NNE
0.9
NNE
1
NNE
Period(s) (?)654556666666555555667777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)161419226011813614511510761695654232423231734535975111
Wind
(km/h)
15
E
20
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
NE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
15
N
15
N
15
N
10
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononononononononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:47AM
4.40
7:19PM
4.37
7:36AM
4.15
8:17PM
3.99
8:32AM
3.88
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:54AM
0.37
1:14PM
0.30
1:42AM
0.73
2:07PM
0.54
2:36AM
1.11
3:11PM
0.80
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Sunrise---5:48-------5:45-------5:43----
Sunset-------8:15-------8:17-------8:20
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C776789888776665545556676
Feels °C (?)331323233231120112222232
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