The Cove Surf Break

Lat Long: 54.56° N 0.77° W

The Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 28 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Cove sea temperature is
15.6°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 (28 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cove at 11AM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Aug)3ft (0.9m)6s
Afternoon (28 Aug)3ft (0.9m)6s
Evening (28 Aug)3ft (0.9m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat morning, min 13°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
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)
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.6
NE
8
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
NE
7
0.8
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.5
NE
7
0.5
NE
7
0.6
N
7
0.7
N
7
0.7
N
7
0.7
N
7
0.7
N
7
0.7
N
6
0.6
N
6
0.6
N
6
0.4
N
6
0.4
N
6
0.6
ESE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
96
77
72
57
64
51
88
82
73
46
27
25
39
50
47
46
43
40
29
28
11
11
14
Wind (km/h)
5
W
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
5
NW
15
SW
25
WSW
20
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SSE
10
SSW
5
WNW
10
W
15
NNW
10
NNW
5
S
10
S
15
S
15
SSE
15
SSW
Wind State
glassy
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
4:26AM4.37m
4:55PM4.14m
4:57AM4.54m
5:26PM4.26m
5:29AM4.64m
5:57PM4.32m
Low Tide
10:55AM0.29m
11:02PM0.63m
11:27AM0.13m
11:35PM0.53m
12:00PM0.07m
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:01
6:03
6:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:05
8:02
8:00
 mm
1
7
1
4
3
1
1
3
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
Temp °C
17
16
17
17
17
16
16
16
16
15
18
19
18
16
15
15
15
14
16
18
18
17
16
Feels °C
19
16
17
17
16
16
15
13
14
14
17
19
18
16
15
14
13
13
16
17
17
15
15
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