Surf Break

Lat Long: 54.56° N 0.77° W

The Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 19 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Cove sea temperature is
13.4°C
1.8° 

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 (19 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cove at 7AM is: 2.0m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Oct)6ft (1.9m)7s
Afternoon (19 Oct)5ft (1.6m)7s
Evening (19 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Tue night. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon morning, min 9°C on Tue night). Mainly near gales.

Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
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
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
1
2
1
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
ENE
7
1.8
ENE
7
2
E
7
1.9
E
7
1.8
E
7
1.6
E
7
1.4
E
7
1.4
E
7
1.4
E
7
1.5
E
7
1.6
E
7
1.8
E
7
2.1
E
7
2.3
E
8
2.3
E
8
2.5
E
8
2.2
E
8
2
E
8
1.7
E
8
1.9
ESE
7
1.4
ESE
7
1.1
ESE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
187
302
439
392
339
253
178
173
167
198
233
324
483
658
692
825
643
529
377
379
208
138
35
17
Wind (km/h)
25
NE
30
ENE
30
E
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
35
ESE
30
SE
25
ESE
30
ESE
20
SSE
25
SSW
20
S
25
SSE
10
S
15
SSW
50
W
45
W
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:42AM2.96m
10:59PM3.14m
12:13PM3.02m
00:18AM3.28m
1:16PM3.24m
Low Tide
4:04AM1.57m
4:30PM1.90m
5:36AM1.57m
6:03PM1.86m
6:54AM1.36m
7:14PM1.66m
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7:41
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5:55
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5:53
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5
3
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1
1
2
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Temp °C
11
11
12
13
14
13
13
13
12
12
12
12
12
12
11
11
12
11
9
10
11
10
9
9
Feels °C
5
5
6
8
10
10
10
8
8
7
7
5
5
6
5
5
8
6
4
5
9
6
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