The Cove Surf Break

Lat Long: 54.56° N 0.77° W

The Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 20 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Cove sea temperature is
16.4° 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 (20 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cove at 7PM is: 1.4m 7s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Aug)3ft (0.9m)8s
Afternoon (20 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)6s
Evening (20 Aug)5ft (1.5m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Fri morning, light winds from the NE by Sat afternoon).

Thu
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
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
1
0
1
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
N
8
1.2
N
8
1.4
N
6
1.4
N
7
1.5
N
7
1.6
N
7
1.7
N
7
1.9
N
7
2.1
N
8
2.2
N
8
2.1
N
8
1.9
N
8
1.7
N
8
1.6
N
8
1.6
N
8
1.7
N
8
1.8
NNE
8
1.7
NNE
8
1.6
NNE
8
1.6
NNE
8
1.5
NNE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
93
163
132
215
243
279
311
377
501
666
608
488
383
341
349
393
437
402
376
333
293
Wind (km/h)
20
NNE
30
N
25
N
30
N
25
N
25
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
35
N
30
N
30
N
25
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
10
NNW
5
NE
10
ENE
10
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
off
High Tide
9:27AM3.55m
9:56PM3.27m
10:32AM3.26m
11:06PM3.10m
11:56AM3.11m
Low Tide
3:40PM1.42m
4:01AM1.51m
4:41PM1.70m
5:19AM1.69m
6:13PM1.82m
light rain
light rain
cloud
rain showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:47
5:48
5:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:23
8:22
8:20
 mm
2
2
1
1
2
Temp °C
14
14
15
14
14
13
13
12
14
14
14
14
13
13
12
12
13
14
16
15
15
Feels °C
11
9
10
9
9
8
8
6
7
8
8
9
9
9
9
9
10
11
14
13
12
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