The Cove Surf Break

Lat Long: 54.56° N 0.77° W

The Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 19 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Cove sea temperature is
16.2° C
0.8° 

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 (19 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cove at 4AM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Afternoon (19 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Evening (19 Aug)2ft (0.6m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the N by Thu afternoon).

Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
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
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
7
0.6
N
7
0.6
N
7
0.6
N
7
0.7
N
8
0.7
NNE
8
1.3
N
8
1.3
N
8
1.7
N
7
1.8
N
8
1.8
N
8
2.1
N
8
2.3
N
8
2.2
N
8
2
N
8
1.9
NNE
8
1.8
NNE
8
1.6
NNE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
28
32
32
31
29
29
28
40
40
40
55
58
191
196
310
368
401
527
703
675
566
534
482
385
Wind (km/h)
25
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
W
5
WNW
10
SW
15
W
15
W
10
W
10
NW
15
NNE
25
N
20
NNE
30
N
30
N
25
N
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
25
NNW
20
N
15
N
10
NNW
Wind State
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
8:36AM3.91m
9:03PM3.53m
9:27AM3.55m
9:56PM3.27m
10:32AM3.26m
Low Tide
2:26AM1.00m
2:55PM1.05m
3:08AM1.26m
3:40PM1.42m
4:01AM1.51m
4:41PM1.70m
cloud
light rain
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:45
5:47
5:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:27
8:23
8:22
 mm
1
1
2
1
6
12
2
2
2
1
1
Temp °C
15
14
14
17
17
19
18
15
15
14
13
13
13
13
14
13
13
12
12
13
13
14
13
13
Feels °C
11
12
12
14
16
17
14
12
14
13
11
9
9
7
8
8
8
7
7
7
8
9
9
10
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