The Cove Surf Break

Lat Long: 54.56° N 0.77° W

The Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 19 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Cove sea temperature is
14.8°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 (19 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cove at 5PM is: 0.2m 9s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 19). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)9s
Afternoon (19 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)9s
Evening (19 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sat morning, light winds from the SSW by Sun night).

Sat
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
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
1
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
9
0.2
N
9
0.2
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
1
NW
6
0.9
NW
7
0.8
NNW
7
0.9
NNW
6
0.3
N
9
0.9
NW
6
0.5
N
9
0.7
N
8
0.7
N
8
0.7
N
8
0.7
N
8
0.7
N
8
0.8
N
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6
6
6
1
1
1
1
1
0
73
59
67
15
44
39
68
65
61
57
55
70
Wind (km/h)
35
WSW
40
WSW
35
W
30
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
W
35
W
35
WNW
30
WNW
25
W
20
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
WSW
20
W
10
W
15
WSW
Wind State
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
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
9:48AM3.15m
10:14PM3.06m
11:22AM2.98m
11:52PM3.05m
12:55PM3.05m
Low Tide
3:50PM1.79m
4:36AM1.69m
5:22PM1.93m
6:26AM1.68m
7:03PM1.82m
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
6:43
6:45
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:09
7:07
7:05
 mm
1
Temp °C
18
18
17
15
14
13
12
12
13
16
17
15
13
12
12
13
13
16
19
19
18
Feels °C
12
10
10
9
9
7
5
5
5
9
10
10
9
9
10
10
10
13
17
18
17
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