Surf Break

Lat Long: 54.56° N 0.77° W

The Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 26 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Cove sea temperature is
12.5°C
1.5° 

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 (26 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cove at 5PM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am October 26). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)11s
Afternoon (26 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Evening (26 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon night, min 9°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Mon night, light winds from the SSW by Wed night).

Mon
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
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)
1.1
N
11
1
N
11
0.8
N
10
0.6
N
9
0.5
N
8
0.4
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.4
SE
7
0.3
SE
6
0.6
WSW
3
0.1
N
20
0.1
N
20
0.1
N
19
0.1
N
19
0.1
N
18
0.1
N
17
0.1
N
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
289
223
120
57
35
21
11
5
1
1
1
0
0
0
8
8
7
7
6
6
5
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
35
S
40
S
30
SSW
35
SSW
45
SSW
50
S
45
SW
40
SW
45
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
35
SW
30
WSW
25
WSW
15
SW
15
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
3:22PM4.53m
3:35AM4.71m
3:59PM4.59m
4:17AM4.73m
4:38PM4.56m
Low Tide
9:24AM0.08m
9:41PM0.32m
10:03AM0.06m
10:20PM0.20m
10:44AM0.16m
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
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rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
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6:52
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6:56
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4:40
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4:37
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4:36
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1
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Temp °C
9
10
12
15
15
15
16
15
12
12
12
10
9
10
9
10
11
13
14
12
12
Feels °C
4
3
5
10
9
7
8
7
3
3
5
3
2
4
2
3
4
7
9
9
9
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