The Cove Surf Break

Lat Long: 54.56° N 0.77° W

The Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 26 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Cove sea temperature is
15.6°C
0.6° 

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 (26 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cove at 10PM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Aug)--
Afternoon (26 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Evening (26 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 15°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
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
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
E
6
0.9
E
6
1
E
6
1
E
6
1
E
6
1
E
6
1.1
E
6
1.1
E
6
1.2
E
6
1.2
E
6
1.2
E
7
1.1
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
7
1
ENE
7
1
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
1
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.6
E
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
71
52
60
62
64
64
78
85
112
119
126
118
118
99
99
75
117
76
34
Wind (km/h)
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
10
E
15
E
20
E
20
E
25
E
15
SSE
10
SE
5
S
10
SSW
10
SW
15
SW
25
SSW
25
SW
20
WSW
15
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
3:48PM3.77m
3:53AM4.13m
4:23PM3.97m
4:26AM4.37m
4:55PM4.14m
Low Tide
9:56PM1.00m
10:21AM0.52m
10:29PM0.79m
10:55AM0.29m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:58
6:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:09
8:07
8:05
 mm
6
6
2
1
1
Temp °C
19
18
17
16
16
16
18
18
17
18
17
17
16
16
17
18
20
17
17
Feels °C
16
16
16
15
15
15
16
16
15
18
17
18
16
15
15
15
16
14
16
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