Surf Break

Lat Long: 54.56° N 0.77° W

The Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 21 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Cove sea temperature is
13.2°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 (22 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with NNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cove at 2AM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 21). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Afternoon (22 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)7s
Evening (22 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 12°C on Thu afternoon, min 6°C on Fri night). Mainly near gales.

Wed
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
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)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
2
2
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
E
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.5
NE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.4
NE
7
0.7
NNW
6
0.9
NNW
7
0.7
NNW
7
0.7
NNW
7
0.8
N
8
0.8
N
9
0.8
N
9
1.5
ESE
6
1.5
ESE
6
1.5
ESE
6
1.2
ESE
7
1.7
NW
5
2.5
NNW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
134
82
62
31
28
19
35
68
48
52
72
96
99
143
176
187
124
139
665
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
30
WSW
50
WNW
40
W
35
WSW
30
W
30
W
30
W
25
WSW
15
SSW
10
SSE
20
SE
35
ESE
35
E
5
S
5
W
40
WNW
50
WNW
55
NW
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:16PM3.24m
1:15AM3.52m
2:02PM3.52m
1:59AM3.80m
2:39PM3.83m
Low Tide
7:14PM1.66m
7:48AM1.06m
8:05PM1.38m
8:30AM0.74m
8:47PM1.08m
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
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7:46
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5:52
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5:50
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5:46
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 mm
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1
1
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1
5
2
2
2
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1
Temp °C
11
11
9
9
8
8
9
11
12
9
8
8
10
11
12
12
9
7
7
Feels °C
8
5
-1
0
0
1
2
4
6
5
4
3
3
5
11
11
1
-3
-5
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