Surf Break

Lat Long: 58.62° N 3.65° W

The Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 25 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Cove sea temperature is
12.1°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 (25 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Oct, local time) - 31ft (9.5m), 14s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Oct, local time) - 28ft (8.5m), 13s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cove at 9PM is: 8.5m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm October 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Oct)--
Afternoon (25 Oct)31ft (9.5m)14s
Evening (25 Oct)28ft (8.5m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon night, min 8°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the SW by Mon morning).

Sun
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
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0
0
4
4
1
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
9.5
WNW
14
9
WNW
14
8.5
WNW
13
7.5
WNW
13
6
WNW
12
4.5
WNW
11
4
WNW
11
2.3
W
11
1.8
W
11
2
WNW
10
1.3
W
10
1.4
WNW
10
1
WNW
10
1.1
W
11
1.1
W
11
3.5
WSW
11
5.5
W
15
6.5
W
16
7
W
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
35630
32609
24397
17637
10176
5631
3366
1265
743
778
354
341
180
305
287
2620
13886
21870
22723
Wind (km/h)
80
WNW
75
WNW
75
W
65
W
50
WNW
35
W
20
SW
20
SSE
35
SE
45
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
35
SW
45
SSW
50
SW
55
SW
50
WSW
45
WSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:41PM5.06m
8:08AM5.05m
8:18PM5.15m
8:44AM5.11m
8:57PM5.14m
Low Tide
1:42PM1.42m
2:02AM1.05m
2:19PM1.26m
2:39AM1.00m
2:57PM1.18m
mod rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
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7:15
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7:16
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3:43
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4:39
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4:37
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 mm
6
5
2
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3
1
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2
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Temp °C
8
8
8
8
9
9
8
9
9
10
11
11
14
11
10
10
9
8
8
Feels °C
-9
-7
-8
-6
-3
1
3
4
1
1
6
5
8
4
-1
-1
-3
-3
-2
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