The Cove Surf Break

Lat Long: 54.56° N 0.77° W

The Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 04 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Cove sea temperature is
15.8°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 (04 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cove at 5AM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 04). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Afternoon (04 Sep)1ft (0.3m)9s
Evening (04 Sep)1ft (0.3m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Fri morning, light winds from the SW by Sat night).

Friday
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
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
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
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
N
10
0.4
N
9
0.4
N
9
0.4
N
9
0.3
N
9
0.3
N
9
0.3
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.3
N
8
1.2
NW
7
1.3
NNW
7
1.6
NNW
7
0.9
NNW
8
0.9
N
8
0.8
N
8
0.8
N
8
0.7
N
8
0.7
N
8
0.6
N
7
0.6
N
7
0.5
N
7
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
46
28
26
25
14
13
12
12
5
10
135
160
249
94
108
89
84
60
55
40
39
27
29
32
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
20
SW
25
SW
35
W
40
W
40
W
35
W
35
W
30
W
35
W
35
W
30
W
25
WNW
15
WNW
15
WSW
15
SW
10
SW
15
S
15
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
20
S
20
S
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:57AM3.84m
9:29PM3.53m
10:11AM3.55m
10:49PM3.37m
11:46AM3.43m
Low Tide
2:48AM1.03m
3:26PM1.16m
3:53AM1.25m
4:42PM1.44m
5:26AM1.35m
6:21PM1.51m
cloud
cloud
cloud
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clear
clear
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clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
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part cloud
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clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:13
6:16
6:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:47
7:45
7:43
 mm
Temp °C
15
15
15
16
17
17
17
15
14
13
13
14
17
18
18
15
14
13
13
16
17
21
22
20
Feels °C
12
13
12
10
9
10
11
9
8
6
6
7
11
15
15
12
12
11
10
12
13
17
18
16
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