Surf Break

Lat Long: 54.56° N 0.77° W

The Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 24 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Cove sea temperature is
12.9°C
1.7° 

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 (24 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cove at 11AM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a North direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 24). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Oct)5ft (1.6m)8s
Afternoon (24 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)7s
Evening (24 Oct)1ft (0.3m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon night, min 9°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SW on Sat morning, gales from the WSW by Sat night).

Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
NNW
8
2.4
NNW
8
1.5
N
8
1.2
N
8
0.9
N
7
0.5
N
7
0.3
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
12
0.5
NNW
8
2
WNW
9
2.1
NW
9
2.1
NW
9
1.8
NNW
10
1.6
NNW
10
1.5
N
12
1.3
N
12
1.1
N
12
1
N
11
0.8
N
10
0.6
N
9
0.5
N
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
678
789
295
164
87
25
9
2
3
3
34
608
660
660
603
512
717
488
322
235
127
61
38
Wind (km/h)
35
WNW
25
W
20
SW
35
S
55
S
50
S
55
WSW
60
SW
65
WSW
65
W
65
W
55
W
55
W
45
W
45
W
35
WSW
30
WSW
25
SSW
25
S
40
SSE
40
S
40
SSW
40
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
High Tide
2:39AM4.08m
3:13PM4.12m
3:17AM4.35m
3:47PM4.36m
3:55AM4.57m
4:22PM4.53m
Low Tide
9:09AM0.45m
9:25PM0.78m
9:46AM0.22m
10:03PM0.52m
10:24AM0.08m
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7:52
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4:43
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1
3
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1
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1
3
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Temp °C
7
7
9
10
10
13
9
9
9
10
9
10
10
9
10
10
9
9
9
9
12
15
16
Feels °C
-2
0
4
2
-1
4
-3
-3
-5
-4
-4
-2
-2
-1
0
2
2
3
3
1
5
8
9
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