The Cove Surf Break

Lat Long: 54.56° N 0.77° W

The Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 03 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Cove sea temperature is
16.8° C
1.6° 

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 (03 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cove at 9PM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Aug)--
Afternoon (03 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (03 Aug)3ft (0.9m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 25°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, strong winds from the WSW by Wed night).

Mon
3
Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
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
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
N
9
0.8
ESE
5
1
E
6
1.1
E
6
1.2
E
6
1.2
E
6
1.1
E
6
1.1
E
6
1
E
6
1
E
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.4
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
24
36
62
80
102
106
94
97
81
76
60
43
25
22
34
33
22
21
12
Wind (km/h)
20
E
20
E
25
E
15
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
15
SSE
10
S
5
WSW
10
SW
15
SW
20
SSW
30
SW
40
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
45
WSW
45
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
7:36PM3.96m
7:42AM4.28m
8:16PM3.86m
8:25AM4.10m
9:03PM3.71m
Low Tide
1:39PM0.39m
1:45AM0.87m
2:16PM0.54m
2:26AM1.00m
2:59PM0.75m
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:18
5:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:00
8:59
8:57
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
18
17
16
16
16
16
19
23
25
23
19
18
16
16
18
18
19
17
15
Feels °C
15
14
13
15
16
16
18
21
24
24
19
17
13
12
11
11
11
9
7
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