The Cove Surf Break

Lat Long: 54.56° N 0.77° W

The Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 23 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Cove sea temperature is
16.3°C
1.1° 

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 (23 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cove at 4AM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Afternoon (23 Aug)4ft (1.2m)8s
Evening (23 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun morning, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
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)
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
NNE
9
1.4
NNE
8
1.3
NNE
8
1.3
NNE
8
1.2
NNE
8
1.2
NNE
8
1.1
NNE
8
1
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
7
0.9
NNE
7
0.7
NNE
7
0.7
NNE
7
0.7
NNE
7
0.5
NNE
7
0.5
NNE
6
0.5
NNE
6
0.6
NNE
6
0.8
ENE
4
0.9
ENE
5
0.9
ENE
5
0.8
E
5
0.9
E
5
1
E
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
315
262
216
211
181
176
149
137
105
97
76
51
48
40
25
23
19
21
25
35
32
33
45
58
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WNW
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
ENE
10
SE
10
S
5
SSW
5
S
10
E
20
E
20
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
20
E
20
E
25
E
20
E
15
E
Wind State
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
00:30AM3.09m
1:18PM3.15m
1:43AM3.27m
2:22PM3.32m
2:37AM3.54m
3:09PM3.54m
Low Tide
7:02AM1.66m
7:42PM1.71m
8:17AM1.44m
8:39PM1.49m
9:07AM1.13m
9:20PM1.24m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:52
5:54
5:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:16
8:15
8:13
 mm
Temp °C
13
13
13
15
17
17
16
15
14
14
14
16
17
17
16
15
15
15
15
16
17
17
16
16
Feels °C
11
11
11
13
14
14
14
13
12
12
13
14
14
14
14
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
14
14
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