The Cove Surf Break

Lat Long: 54.56° N 0.77° W

The Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 24 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Cove sea temperature is
15.4° C
0.7° 

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 (24 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cove at 4PM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 24). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Afternoon (24 Jul)2ft (0.6m)6s
Evening (24 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Sat morning).

Fri
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
N
6
0.6
N
6
0.6
N
6
0.5
N
6
0.4
NNE
6
0.3
NNE
6
0.4
NW
5
0.3
NNE
6
0.4
NW
5
0.2
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
10
0.3
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.6
NNW
8
0.6
N
8
0.6
N
8
0.6
N
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
39
28
28
20
13
8
8
8
7
4
1
1
1
2
13
33
32
50
43
41
41
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
5
NNW
5
WNW
0
E
15
W
20
WSW
20
SW
25
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
W
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
25
WNW
20
WNW
15
NNW
5
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
12:30PM3.31m
1:05AM3.27m
1:38PM3.34m
2:04AM3.39m
2:36PM3.45m
Low Tide
6:58PM1.57m
7:33AM1.53m
8:06PM1.52m
8:36AM1.36m
9:00PM1.37m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
light rain
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:58
5:01
5:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:17
9:15
9:15
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
17
19
20
19
18
15
15
17
19
19
19
18
16
14
14
16
16
17
18
15
15
Feels °C
16
18
19
19
16
12
12
12
12
13
14
15
13
12
12
15
14
13
14
13
14
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