The Cove Surf Break

Lat Long: 54.56° N 0.77° W

The Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 12 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Cove sea temperature is
16.0° C
1.9° 

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 (12 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cove at 10AM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am July 12). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Afternoon (12 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Evening (12 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue morning, min 12°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wed
15
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
1 AM
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
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NE
5
0.9
NE
5
1
NE
6
1
NE
6
1.1
NE
6
1.1
NE
6
1.1
NE
7
1.2
NE
7
1.3
NE
7
1.4
NE
7
1.3
NNE
7
1.3
NNE
7
1.4
NNE
7
1.4
NNE
7
1.3
NNE
7
1.3
NNE
7
1.2
NNE
6
1.2
NNE
6
1
NNE
6
0.9
NNE
6
0.9
NNE
6
0.8
NNE
6
0.8
NNE
6
0.6
NNE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
28
41
72
76
91
94
118
143
167
183
159
159
180
175
150
138
109
103
71
55
50
47
37
28
Wind (km/h)
10
NE
15
NNE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
20
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
N
20
N
20
N
20
N
20
N
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
High Tide
1:56AM3.84m
2:25PM4.05m
2:54AM4.08m
3:26PM4.25m
3:47AM4.34m
4:22PM4.40m
Low Tide
8:26AM0.91m
9:00PM0.78m
9:28AM0.57m
9:56PM0.62m
10:23AM0.24m
10:46PM0.51m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:41
4:43
4:43
4:46
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:34
9:32
9:31
9:30
 mm
Temp °C
14
14
15
15
14
14
13
12
12
12
13
13
14
13
13
13
14
14
15
16
16
16
14
14
Feels °C
13
12
12
12
11
10
10
9
8
8
9
9
10
9
10
10
12
12
13
14
14
15
13
13
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