The Cove Surf Break

The Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 54.56° N 0.77° W

Issued: 6 pm 16 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Cove sea temperature is
11.6° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (17 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cove at 3AM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm June 16). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jun)1.5ft (0.5m)7s
Afternoon (17 Jun)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Evening (17 Jun)1.5ft (0.5m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Fri morning, min 14°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.

Tue
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Fri
19
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.7
NNE
7
0.6
NNE
7
0.6
NNE
7
0.5
NNE
7
0.5
NNE
7
0.4
NNE
7
0.4
NNE
7
0.3
NNE
9
0.5
N
9
0.5
N
9
0.5
N
9
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
85
81
57
42
38
27
26
15
15
16
40
39
39
36
34
22
21
21
20
20
11
11
11
5
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
20
SE
15
SSE
15
SW
10
SSW
15
SSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
S
15
S
20
S
20
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:21PM4.55m
5:36AM4.61m
6:15PM4.45m
6:26AM4.60m
7:09PM4.27m
7:16AM4.52m
Low Tide
11:45PM0.43m
12:12PM-0.01m
00:33AM0.55m
1:04PM0.01m
1:21AM0.73m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
light rain
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:26
4:26
4:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:40
9:40
9:40
9:42
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
18
17
16
16
15
16
17
19
20
18
16
14
15
14
17
21
22
22
19
18
17
17
21
24
Feels °C
16
15
15
14
13
14
13
14
15
14
13
11
12
11
14
18
19
20
18
18
17
16
20
21
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.7
NNE
7
0.6
NNE
7
0.6
NNE
7
0.5
NNE
7
0.5
NNE
7
0.4
NNE
7
0.4
NNE
7
0.4
NNE
6
0.5
N
9
0.5
N
9
0.5
N
9
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
7
Energy kJ
85
81
57
42
38
27
26
15
15
14
40
39
39
36
34
22
21
21
20
20
11
11
11
5
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
7
0.5
SE
4
0.4
ESE
4
0.4
SE
4
0.4
SE
4
0.3
SE
4
0.3
SE
4
0.3
NNE
9
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.3
SE
3
0.3
SE
4
0.3
SE
4
0.3
SE
4
0.1
SE
4
Energy kJ
1
1
10
8
7
5
3
3
16
1
1
1
2
2
3
3
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
6
0.2
N
9
0.2
N
9
0.2
SSE
4
0.1
SE
4
Energy kJ
1
1
7
7
2
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
3
0.6
SE
4
0.6
SE
4
0.6
SSE
4
0.3
SW
2
0.3
WSW
2
0.4
WSW
3
0.3
W
3
0.3
W
3
0.3
S
2
0.3
SSE
2
0.2
SSW
2
0.4
SSE
4
0.2
SSE
4
0.4
SE
2
0.5
SE
3
Energy kJ
4
12
14
13
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
6
1
1
5
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
8
334
0
106
122
297
297
428
355
355
352
368
368
376
376
368
378
321
263
282
333
291
394
403
Best forecast wave conditions in North East England
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
5
8
8
5
4
4
4
6
5
9
7
6
5
5
6
5
6
6
6
4
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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