The Cove Surf Break

Lat Long: 54.56° N 0.77° W

The Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 27 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Cove sea temperature is
15.6°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 (27 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cove at 10PM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Aug)--
Afternoon (27 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Evening (27 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri morning, min 14°C on Sat afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
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
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
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)
1.1
E
6
1
E
6
1
ENE
6
1.1
ENE
7
1
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.7
NE
8
0.9
NE
7
0.7
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.5
NE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.4
N
6
0.3
N
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
91
76
85
114
96
77
72
57
57
61
79
61
37
37
26
18
12
11
6
Wind (km/h)
20
E
10
E
10
E
5
NNE
5
NW
10
WNW
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
10
WSW
20
SW
25
WSW
25
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
S
15
S
5
ESE
5
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
4:23PM3.97m
4:26AM4.37m
4:55PM4.14m
4:57AM4.54m
5:26PM4.26m
Low Tide
10:29PM0.79m
10:55AM0.29m
11:02PM0.63m
11:27AM0.13m
cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:01
6:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:07
8:05
8:02
 mm
1
1
2
3
1
1
3
2
1
Temp °C
17
17
16
16
16
16
17
18
17
16
16
16
16
15
17
18
15
14
15
Feels °C
15
17
17
17
17
16
17
17
17
16
14
12
13
13
16
17
13
14
15
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