The Cove surfForecast / North East England / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Tuesday 16 Sep 2025 BST
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The Cove surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's The Cove sea temperature is
13.4° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)


How big are the waves at The Cove today?

The current surf forecast for The Cove at 5AM is: 0.5m 6s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 16). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)5s
Afternoon (16 Sep)4ft (1.2m)8s
Evening (16 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)8s

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

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Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.5
NNW
0.8
NW
0.7
N
1.2
N
1.2
N
1.1
N
1.1
N
0.9
N
0.9
N
0.8
N
0.8
N
0.8
N
0.8
N
0.7
N
0.8
N
0.8
N
0.9
N
0.9
N
0.9
N
0.9
N
0.8
N
0.8
N
Period(s) (?)121165588887788889999999910
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)3222374419018614513588878282828278111111142139136136113117
Wind
(km/h)
40
W
35
W
35
WSW
30
NW
30
W
30
WNW
30
W
30
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
15
S
25
SSE
25
SSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
25
SSW
40
SW
35
SW
35
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:39PM
3.37
11:46AM
3.38
12:12AM
3.37
1:17PM
3.45
1:30AM
3.59
2:24PM
3.66
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:22AM
1.30
6:18PM
1.64
7:03AM
1.19
7:43PM
1.49
8:17AM
0.90
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Sunrise---6:35-------6:37-------6:39----
Sunset-------7:17-------7:15-------7:13
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
---11------11-----------
Temp. °C141413131416171513131311121419171514131416202019
Feels °C (?)777881011999987101513111091012141414
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for North East England

  1. weather stationWind Update The wind is still cross-off at The Cove (fresh winds from the WSW at Loftus 6 km from The Cove). 0.4m 7s swell from the NNW with a 0.1m 10s swell from the N. 2 swells combining to make bigger set waves.

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Actual: 50 min ago

31 km/h
WSW
Cross-Off
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