The Cove Surf Break

Lat Long: 54.56° N 0.77° W

The Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 23 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Cove sea temperature is
15.3° C
0.6° 

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 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cove at 10PM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jul)--
Afternoon (23 Jul)3ft (0.9m)6s
Evening (23 Jul)3ft (0.9m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, strong winds from the W by Sat morning).

Thu
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
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
1
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
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NNE
6
0.9
NNE
6
0.9
NNE
6
0.8
NNE
6
0.7
NNE
6
0.7
NNE
6
0.8
N
6
0.7
N
6
0.6
N
6
0.5
N
6
0.4
N
6
0.3
NNE
6
0.3
NNE
7
0.3
NNE
7
0.3
NNW
5
0.2
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
59
59
59
47
44
43
51
36
27
20
12
8
10
9
5
4
1
1
1
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
10
ESE
10
SSE
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
10
WNW
20
W
15
WSW
20
SW
25
WSW
35
WSW
40
W
30
W
25
W
10
W
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
00:00AM3.26m
12:30PM3.31m
1:05AM3.27m
1:38PM3.34m
Low Tide
5:43PM1.48m
6:15AM1.60m
6:58PM1.57m
7:33AM1.53m
8:06PM1.52m
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part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:58
5:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:20
9:17
9:15
 mm
Temp °C
18
19
18
17
15
14
17
20
21
19
17
15
14
17
19
19
17
20
17
Feels °C
17
18
17
17
14
13
16
19
19
18
14
12
11
12
12
12
12
15
15
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