Surf Break

Lat Long: 54.56° N 0.77° W

The Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 06 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Cove sea temperature is
14.2°C
1.7° 

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 (06 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 16s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cove at 7PM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 06). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)16s
Afternoon (06 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)8s
Evening (06 Oct)1ft (0.3m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu night, min 8°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Tue afternoon, strong winds from the WSW by Thu night).

Tue
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
16
0.2
N
7
0.2
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.3
N
7
0.3
N
7
0.3
N
7
0.7
N
4
0.8
N
4
0.8
N
5
0.8
N
5
0.9
N
5
1.1
NNW
5
1.2
N
6
1.3
N
6
1.3
N
6
1.3
N
7
1.3
N
7
1.3
N
7
1.2
N
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5
4
4
11
10
10
9
8
12
21
28
33
42
66
88
112
132
154
171
181
152
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
5
NE
10
NE
5
NE
5
NNE
10
N
15
NNW
15
NW
25
NW
25
NNW
20
N
20
NNW
20
NW
30
NW
25
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
10
WNW
20
WSW
25
SSW
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
1:15PM3.57m
1:21AM3.81m
2:15PM3.84m
2:16AM4.12m
3:01PM4.10m
Low Tide
7:33PM1.40m
8:06AM0.65m
8:30PM1.12m
8:57AM0.34m
9:15PM0.84m
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
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7:13
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7:15
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7:16
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6:28
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6:24
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6:22
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 mm
1
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1
4
1
1
3
4
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Temp °C
11
11
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
11
11
10
9
9
8
9
11
13
11
9
Feels °C
9
10
8
9
9
8
7
6
5
4
6
6
5
2
3
3
3
6
9
6
4
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