The Cove Surf Break

Lat Long: 54.56° N 0.77° W

The Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 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):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with NNE swell.
  • 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 6PM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jul)3ft (0.9m)6s
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 afternoon, strong winds from the WSW by Sat morning).

Thu
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
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
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NNE
6
0.9
NNE
6
0.9
NNE
6
0.9
NNE
6
0.9
NNE
6
0.8
NNE
6
0.7
NNE
6
0.6
NNE
6
0.7
N
6
0.6
N
6
0.6
N
6
0.5
N
6
0.4
NNE
6
0.3
NNE
6
0.4
NW
5
0.3
NNE
6
0.3
N
7
0.2
N
7
0.2
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
59
59
59
59
59
47
44
32
40
28
27
20
13
8
8
8
8
4
4
1
1
Wind (km/h)
5
NE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ESE
15
SSE
10
SSW
10
WSW
10
NW
10
NW
5
NW
5
WNW
0
N
15
W
15
WSW
15
SW
25
WSW
35
WSW
40
WSW
25
W
20
WNW
15
W
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
High Tide
11:20AM3.42m
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
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:56
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
16
17
18
19
18
16
15
14
17
20
21
19
18
15
14
16
18
17
18
19
17
Feels °C
16
17
17
18
16
15
14
13
16
19
20
19
16
13
12
11
11
10
14
15
14
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