The Cove Surf Break

Lat Long: 54.56° N 0.77° W

The Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 01 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Cove sea temperature is
16.0°C
1.2° 

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 (02 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 7s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cove at 12AM is: 0.3m 6s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 01). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)7s
Afternoon (02 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)8s
Evening (02 Sep)1ft (0.3m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Warm (max 20°C on Tue afternoon, min 15°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.

Tue
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
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
1
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)
0.5
N
6
0.4
N
6
0.4
N
6
0.3
N
6
0.3
N
6
0.2
N
7
0.2
N
7
0.1
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.3
N
13
0.4
N
12
0.5
N
12
0.5
N
11
0.5
N
11
0.6
N
11
0.6
N
10
0.5
N
10
0.5
N
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
17
11
11
6
6
3
4
1
5
4
29
46
66
61
58
85
78
51
47
Wind (km/h)
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SSW
15
S
15
S
15
SSW
15
SW
25
SW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
SW
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
7:05PM4.20m
7:17AM4.40m
7:44PM4.02m
8:02AM4.15m
8:30PM3.78m
Low Tide
1:08PM0.26m
1:19AM0.63m
1:47PM0.51m
2:00AM0.80m
2:31PM0.82m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:09
6:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:55
7:52
7:51
 mm
2
2
1
1
Temp °C
20
17
16
15
15
15
17
15
15
15
15
17
17
17
18
20
20
19
16
Feels °C
14
11
11
11
12
13
15
13
13
13
14
16
14
13
14
15
15
15
14
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