The Cove Surf Break

Lat Long: 58.62° N 3.65° W

The Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 22 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Cove sea temperature is
13.8°C
0.5° 

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 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cove at 9PM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a North direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Aug)--
Afternoon (22 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Evening (22 Aug)2ft (0.6m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun night).

Sat
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
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
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NNE
8
0.7
NNE
8
0.6
N
8
0.6
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.9
WNW
7
1.1
WNW
8
1
WNW
8
1
WNW
8
1.3
WNW
11
1.5
WNW
11
1.8
WNW
11
2
WNW
11
2
WNW
11
2
WNW
11
1.8
WNW
11
1.7
W
11
1.6
W
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
73
72
49
48
33
33
79
131
116
122
346
480
801
989
925
883
778
669
584
Wind (km/h)
30
WNW
25
WNW
20
W
20
W
20
WSW
20
W
20
W
20
WNW
10
NW
5
NW
5
WNW
5
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
SE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:18PM3.86m
6:14AM3.76m
6:34PM4.01m
7:22AM3.94m
7:29PM4.24m
Low Tide
00:01AM2.49m
12:23PM2.55m
1:05AM2.25m
1:18PM2.35m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:50
5:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:44
8:40
8:37
 mm
Temp °C
14
14
13
13
13
14
14
15
15
14
13
13
13
13
15
17
18
17
15
Feels °C
9
10
9
10
10
11
10
12
13
13
13
13
11
11
13
14
15
14
12
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