The Cove Surf Break

Lat Long: 54.56° N 0.77° W

The Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 01 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Cove sea temperature is
16.9° C
1.8° 

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 (01 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cove at 8AM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 4s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Aug)1ft (0.3m)8s
Afternoon (01 Aug)1ft (0.3m)7s
Evening (01 Aug)1ft (0.3m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
1
Sunday
2
Monday
3
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.3
NNW
7
0.3
NNW
7
0.3
NNW
7
0.3
N
10
0.3
N
9
0.3
N
9
0.3
N
9
0.4
N
8
0.4
N
8
0.4
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.9
E
4
1.2
E
5
1.4
E
6
1.5
E
6
1.6
ENE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
19
10
10
10
11
10
10
17
15
14
13
22
22
21
12
12
11
10
10
30
77
137
176
179
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
W
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
20
WSW
15
W
15
W
10
WSW
5
NNW
10
NE
20
E
20
E
10
ESE
10
E
15
ENE
20
ENE
25
E
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
25
NE
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
High Tide
5:58AM4.45m
6:27PM4.04m
6:30AM4.46m
7:01PM4.02m
7:04AM4.40m
7:36PM3.96m
Low Tide
00:01AM0.72m
12:30PM0.29m
00:35AM0.73m
1:04PM0.30m
1:09AM0.78m
1:39PM0.39m
clear
clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:11
5:13
5:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:04
9:01
9:00
 mm
Temp °C
13
13
13
16
19
20
19
15
13
13
13
15
17
17
16
15
15
15
16
17
18
17
16
16
Feels °C
9
10
10
12
15
15
14
11
10
11
11
14
14
13
12
13
13
13
13
13
15
14
14
13
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