The Cove Surf Break

Lat Long: 54.56° N 0.77° W

The Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 04 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Cove sea temperature is
16.7° C
1.5° 

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 (05 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cove at 1AM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 04). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (05 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (05 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Wed afternoon, calm by Thu afternoon).

Tue
4
Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
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
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.4
N
9
0.6
ENE
6
0.4
N
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.3
N
7
0.3
N
8
0.7
NW
6
0.7
N
7
1.3
N
8
1.6
N
8
1.6
N
9
1.5
N
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
81
64
62
45
25
25
22
22
22
20
19
10
10
31
45
217
356
373
335
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
5
SW
10
WSW
15
SW
20
SSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
40
WSW
45
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
45
WSW
40
W
30
WNW
30
WNW
20
NW
10
NNW
5
E
20
W
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
8:16PM3.86m
8:25AM4.10m
9:03PM3.71m
9:18AM3.88m
10:00PM3.55m
Low Tide
2:16PM0.54m
2:26AM1.00m
2:59PM0.75m
3:13AM1.16m
3:51PM0.99m
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:18
5:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:59
8:57
8:54
 mm
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
24
22
21
18
17
18
19
18
18
17
15
14
13
13
13
15
15
16
16
Feels °C
22
22
21
17
15
14
13
10
10
10
8
6
6
7
7
11
13
15
11
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