The Cove surfForecast / North East England / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Thursday 23 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
8.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at The Cove today?

The current surf forecast for The Cove at 6PM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm April 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Afternoon (23 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)7s
Evening (23 Apr)2ft (0.6m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Fri morning, min 5°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sun
26
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
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NNE
7
0.5
NNE
7
0.6
NNE
7
0.6
NNE
7
0.7
NE
7
0.7
NE
7
0.7
NE
7
0.7
NE
7
0.7
NNE
7
0.6
NNE
7
0.7
NNE
7
0.7
NNE
7
0.7
NNE
7
0.7
NNE
7
0.6
NNE
6
0.6
NNE
7
0.5
N
10
0.5
N
10
0.5
N
9
0.5
N
9
0.5
N
9
0.9
NNE
9
1.2
NNE
9
1.3
NNE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
26
26
29
29
47
53
56
53
42
33
46
43
42
42
27
35
50
48
43
41
40
113
199
232
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
E
10
SSE
5
SW
5
W
5
S
0
ESE
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
E
5
S
5
WSW
5
W
5
W
5
N
10
NNE
15
NE
15
ENE
10
E
5
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
8:32AM3.88m
9:28PM3.64m
9:42AM3.66m
10:54PM3.43m
11:05AM3.57m
00:20AM3.43m
Low Tide
3:11PM0.80m
3:42AM1.44m
4:30PM0.99m
5:05AM1.63m
5:58PM1.00m
6:32AM1.60m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
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5:43
5:41
5:39
5:35
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8:20
8:22
8:23
8:25
Temp °C
5
7
8
8
7
7
7
7
10
12
12
12
12
11
10
10
12
11
10
8
6
6
5
6
2
4
5
5
4
4
5
5
8
10
10
9
10
9
7
8
10
8
6
4
3
4
2
3
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NNE
7
0.5
NNE
7
0.6
NNE
7
0.6
NNE
7
0.7
NE
7
0.7
NE
7
0.7
NE
7
0.7
NE
7
0.7
NNE
7
0.6
NNE
7
0.7
NNE
7
0.7
NNE
7
0.7
NNE
7
0.7
NNE
7
0.6
NNE
6
0.6
NNE
7
0.5
N
10
0.5
N
10
0.5
N
9
0.5
N
9
0.5
N
9
0.9
NNE
9
1.2
NNE
9
1.3
NNE
9
Energy kJ
26
26
29
29
47
53
56
53
42
33
46
43
42
42
27
32
50
48
43
41
40
113
199
232
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
4
0.2
ESE
4
0.2
ESE
4
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
10
0.3
N
10
0.3
N
9
0.3
N
9
0.3
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.2
NNE
12
0.3
NNE
11
0.3
NNE
11
0.4
NNE
10
0.5
NE
7
0.5
NE
7
0.5
NE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.2
N
13
0.3
NNE
13
0.4
NNE
12
Energy kJ
2
1
1
9
8
17
14
13
11
10
3
3
13
24
23
35
23
21
17
18
13
14
33
50
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
5
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.2
ESE
4
0.2
N
7
0.3
N
7
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
13
Energy kJ
2
3
3
1
4
8
4
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
2
Energy kJ
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
Distance (km)
641
847
316
287
1
0
0
1
39
286
312
312
39
1
1
0
8
312
312
312
208
1
1
0
Best forecast wave conditions in North East England
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
6
7
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