Surf Break

Lat Long: 54.56° N 0.77° W

The Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 18 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Cove sea temperature is
13.4°C
1.8° 

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 (18 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cove at 5PM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a North direction and 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Afternoon (18 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Evening (18 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon morning, min 10°C on Sun morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Sun
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
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
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
N
12
0.7
N
12
0.7
N
12
0.7
N
12
0.7
N
12
1.5
ENE
7
1.6
ENE
7
1.7
E
7
1.7
E
7
1.7
E
7
1.6
E
7
1.4
E
7
1.3
E
7
1.4
E
7
1.5
E
7
1.6
E
7
1.9
E
7
2.1
E
7
2.2
E
8
2.2
E
8
2.1
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
143
143
143
143
144
189
219
286
290
279
239
178
149
167
198
233
351
483
558
597
541
Wind (km/h)
20
NNE
15
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
30
NE
30
E
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
35
ESE
30
ESE
20
SE
20
ESE
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
High Tide
9:13AM3.12m
9:29PM3.19m
10:42AM2.96m
10:59PM3.14m
12:13PM3.02m
Low Tide
3:13PM1.76m
4:04AM1.57m
4:30PM1.90m
5:36AM1.57m
6:03PM1.86m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
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7:35
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7:37
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7:39
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5:59
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5:55
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5:53
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1
3
Temp °C
10
11
11
11
11
11
11
12
13
13
13
12
12
12
11
11
12
12
11
11
11
Feels °C
6
7
6
7
6
6
5
7
9
9
10
8
7
7
6
5
6
5
4
7
7
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