The Cove Surf Break

Lat Long: 54.56° N 0.77° W

The Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 31 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Cove sea temperature is
15.9°C
1.1° 

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 (31 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cove at 7PM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 31). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 4s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)7s
Afternoon (31 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)7s
Evening (31 Aug)2ft (0.6m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Tue afternoon, calm by Wed morning).

Mon
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
N
7
0.5
N
7
0.5
N
7
0.6
N
7
0.6
N
7
0.6
N
7
0.9
NNW
6
0.8
N
6
0.7
N
6
0.6
N
6
0.6
N
6
0.5
N
6
0.4
N
6
0.3
N
6
0.3
N
6
0.2
N
7
0.3
NNW
6
0.3
NNW
5
0.3
N
7
0.3
N
7
0.4
N
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
24
24
24
34
34
33
59
44
33
25
24
17
10
6
6
3
7
6
8
9
15
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
15
NW
20
WNW
30
W
25
W
25
W
15
W
20
SW
30
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
10
W
0
W
10
SSW
10
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
High Tide
6:29PM4.30m
6:37AM4.58m
7:05PM4.20m
7:17AM4.40m
7:44PM4.02m
Low Tide
12:33PM0.11m
00:42AM0.53m
1:08PM0.26m
1:19AM0.63m
1:47PM0.51m
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:07
6:09
6:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:58
7:55
7:52
 mm
1
1
1
2
Temp °C
16
18
19
18
14
13
13
13
16
19
20
17
16
16
16
14
16
18
18
16
17
Feels °C
13
15
16
13
9
8
10
10
11
13
14
12
12
13
13
12
16
17
17
13
14
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