The Cove Surf Break

The Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 54.56° N 0.77° W

Issued: 6 pm 02 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Cove sea temperature is
14.7° C

1.4°C warmer than 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 (03 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cove at 12AM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 02). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Jul)--
Afternoon (03 Jul)3ft (0.9m)7s
Evening (03 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 21°C on Sat morning, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Fri night, fresh winds from the W by Sat afternoon).

Thu
2
Friday
3
Saturday
4
Sun
5
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
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NNW
7
0.9
NNW
6
0.7
NNW
6
0.9
N
7
1.5
NNW
7
1.1
N
7
1.3
N
9
1.2
N
9
1
N
8
0.9
N
8
0.8
N
7
0.7
N
7
0.6
N
7
0.5
N
7
0.5
N
7
0.4
NNE
6
0.4
NNE
6
0.3
NNE
6
0.3
NNE
6
0.4
NW
5
0.4
NNW
6
0.3
NNW
5
0.3
NNW
4
0.3
N
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
75
66
31
72
206
124
282
209
125
92
69
51
35
23
22
13
13
7
7
7
12
5
4
6
Wind (km/h)
30
WNW
30
WNW
25
W
20
W
20
W
20
W
20
WNW
15
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
10
SSW
15
SW
20
W
20
WSW
25
WSW
30
W
35
W
35
W
30
W
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
W
15
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:15PM3.85m
6:21AM4.20m
6:52PM3.79m
6:56AM4.19m
7:30PM3.72m
7:32AM4.13m
Low Tide
00:23AM0.91m
12:54PM0.57m
00:58AM0.96m
1:31PM0.59m
1:35AM1.04m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:31
4:33
4:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:40
9:40
9:39
9:39
 mm
1
2
1
Temp °C
19
18
15
12
12
12
16
19
20
15
13
15
16
16
18
21
21
21
19
17
16
16
17
19
Feels °C
12
12
10
8
7
8
12
16
16
11
11
13
14
14
14
16
16
16
15
14
13
14
16
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NNW
6
0.9
N
7
1.1
NNW
7
1.1
N
7
1.3
N
9
1.2
N
9
1
N
8
0.9
N
8
0.8
N
7
0.7
N
7
0.6
N
7
0.5
N
7
0.5
N
7
0.4
NNE
6
0.4
NNE
6
0.3
NNE
6
0.3
NNE
6
0.4
NW
5
0.4
NNW
6
0.3
NNW
5
0.3
NNW
4
0.3
N
6
Energy kJ
31
72
125
124
282
209
125
92
69
51
35
23
22
13
13
7
7
7
12
5
4
6
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
N
10
0.1
N
6
0.2
NNE
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
Energy kJ
53
1
3
1
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NNW
7
0.9
NNW
6
0.4
WNW
3
0.5
W
3
1.5
NNW
7
0.3
W
2
0.3
WSW
2
0.4
W
3
0.4
W
3
0.5
W
3
0.6
WNW
3
0.6
WNW
3
0.5
WNW
3
0.3
WNW
3
0.3
WNW
3
0.4
WNW
3
Energy kJ
75
66
3
5
206
1
1
2
2
5
9
9
7
1
1
3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
312
312
387
8
8
8
8
8
8
0
0
44
469
400
480
477
469
432
449
397
397
383
383
325
Best forecast wave conditions in North East England
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
1
3
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
6
9
9
9
6
4
9
5
6
5
7
6
6
6
5
4
5
5
9
9
9
8
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