Surf Break

Lat Long: 54.56° N 0.77° W

The Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 22 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Cove sea temperature is
13.2°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 (22 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cove at 3AM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 22). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Afternoon (22 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Evening (22 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri morning, min 7°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, strong winds from the S by Sat afternoon).

Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
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
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.4
NE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.8
NNW
7
0.9
NNW
7
0.8
NNW
7
0.9
N
8
0.8
N
8
0.7
N
9
1.5
ESE
6
1.3
ESE
6
1.1
ESE
6
1.1
ESE
7
0.5
ENE
7
2.2
NNW
6
2.2
NNW
7
2.2
NNW
9
2.1
NNW
9
1.7
N
9
1.4
N
8
1.1
N
8
0.7
N
8
0.4
N
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
31
28
19
12
50
66
69
98
88
73
131
113
98
114
26
352
516
732
662
432
260
146
54
17
Wind (km/h)
40
W
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
W
25
W
20
WSW
15
SSW
15
SSE
20
SE
35
ESE
40
E
10
ESE
5
SW
15
WNW
50
WNW
50
WNW
50
WNW
45
WNW
30
WNW
20
WSW
35
SSW
50
S
50
S
50
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:15AM3.52m
2:02PM3.52m
1:59AM3.80m
2:39PM3.83m
2:39AM4.08m
3:13PM4.12m
Low Tide
7:48AM1.06m
8:05PM1.38m
8:30AM0.74m
8:47PM1.08m
9:09AM0.45m
9:25PM0.78m
cloud
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
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cloud
light rain
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light rain
light rain
cloud
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cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
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7:43
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7:46
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7:48
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5:50
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5:46
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5:45
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 mm
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5
1
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1
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1
2
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1
2
Temp °C
9
8
8
9
11
12
9
8
8
10
11
12
13
12
8
7
7
7
7
9
10
10
12
12
Feels °C
0
1
1
2
4
7
5
4
3
3
4
10
12
10
-2
-4
-4
-3
-1
4
3
0
3
1
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