The Cove Surf Break

Lat Long: 54.56° N 0.77° W

The Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 30 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Cove sea temperature is
15.7°C
0.8° 

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 (30 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cove at 4AM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Aug)2ft (0.6m)6s
Afternoon (30 Aug)2ft (0.6m)6s
Evening (30 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the WSW by Tue morning).

Sunday
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
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
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
N
6
0.6
N
6
0.6
N
6
0.6
N
6
0.6
N
6
0.6
N
6
0.5
N
6
0.5
N
6
0.5
N
7
0.5
N
7
0.5
N
7
0.5
N
7
0.8
NNW
7
0.7
N
7
0.7
N
7
0.7
N
7
0.9
NNW
6
0.9
N
6
0.8
N
6
0.7
N
6
0.6
N
6
0.5
N
6
0.4
NNE
6
0.3
N
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
27
27
29
29
29
29
20
20
24
24
23
24
63
42
42
42
64
64
48
36
27
18
11
6
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
10
NW
5
SSW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
15
S
15
SSW
15
WSW
15
W
20
WNW
20
NW
15
WNW
30
W
25
W
25
W
15
WSW
20
SW
30
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
20
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
5:29AM4.64m
5:57PM4.32m
6:02AM4.66m
6:29PM4.30m
6:37AM4.58m
7:05PM4.20m
Low Tide
11:35PM0.53m
12:00PM0.07m
00:08AM0.49m
12:33PM0.11m
00:42AM0.53m
1:08PM0.26m
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6:05
6:07
6:09
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8:00
7:58
7:55
 mm
1
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1
1
Temp °C
15
15
15
17
19
21
18
16
15
14
14
16
17
19
17
14
14
13
13
16
19
19
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16
Feels °C
14
15
15
16
17
19
18
14
13
12
12
13
14
16
12
9
9
10
9
10
13
13
12
12
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