Surf Break

Lat Long: 54.56° N 0.77° W

The Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 02 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Cove sea temperature is
14.3°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 (02 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cove at 4AM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 02). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)7s
Afternoon (02 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Evening (02 Oct)1ft (0.3m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat afternoon).

Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.5
NE
7
0.5
NE
7
0.5
NE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.4
NE
6
0.3
NE
6
0.2
ENE
6
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
9
0.3
NNW
4
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
SE
4
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0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
38
31
22
23
23
11
11
6
4
2
2
2
3
2
2
0
0
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
Wind (km/h)
15
S
20
S
20
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
15
NW
15
WNW
10
NW
5
NNW
5
SSE
10
S
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SW
25
WSW
20
SW
25
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
7:48AM4.11m
8:10PM3.84m
8:50AM3.74m
9:14PM3.57m
10:13AM3.45m
Low Tide
1:44AM0.65m
2:14PM0.95m
2:39AM0.91m
3:14PM1.32m
3:53AM1.14m
4:36PM1.58m
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clear
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clear
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6:37
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6:35
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6:32
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Temp °C
14
12
12
14
18
19
19
17
16
15
13
12
13
14
14
12
12
12
12
13
16
18
15
15
Feels °C
11
8
8
9
13
14
13
11
12
13
11
9
10
12
12
9
8
8
8
9
12
14
12
11
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