Surf Break

Lat Long: 54.56° N 0.77° W

The Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 17 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Cove sea temperature is
13.5°C
1.9° 

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 (17 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cove at 3PM is: 1.6m 7s primary swell from a North direction and 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)6s
Afternoon (17 Oct)5ft (1.6m)7s
Evening (17 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun night, min 10°C on Sat afternoon). Mainly fresh winds.

Sat
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
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
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
N
7
1.7
N
7
1.6
NNE
7
1.5
NNE
6
1.4
NNE
6
1.4
NNE
6
0.7
N
12
1.3
NE
7
0.7
N
12
0.7
N
12
0.7
N
12
0.7
N
12
1.5
ENE
7
1.6
ENE
7
1.6
ENE
7
1.6
E
7
1.6
E
7
1.6
E
7
1.6
E
7
1.4
E
7
1.4
E
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
289
262
212
183
160
155
153
145
143
143
143
143
198
227
276
255
236
233
232
178
173
Wind (km/h)
30
N
30
N
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
25
NE
30
ENE
30
E
30
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
High Tide
8:13AM3.42m
8:23PM3.39m
9:13AM3.12m
9:29PM3.19m
10:42AM2.96m
Low Tide
2:18PM1.51m
2:52AM1.38m
3:13PM1.76m
4:04AM1.57m
4:30PM1.90m
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7:33
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7:35
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7:37
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5:59
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5:55
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Temp °C
11
11
10
10
10
10
11
10
10
11
11
11
11
11
12
13
13
13
13
12
12
Feels °C
3
4
4
5
5
5
6
5
6
7
6
7
6
6
7
8
8
9
9
7
8
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