Surf Break

Lat Long: 58.62° N 3.65° 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
12.6°C
1.1° 

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) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cove at 4AM is: 3.0m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 22). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Oct)10ft (3.0m)12s
Afternoon (22 Oct)10ft (3.0m)12s
Evening (22 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 10°C on Wed night, min 6°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Wed night, gales from the SSE 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)
3
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
3
3
2
3
3
2
3
2
4
5
4
3
0
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
WNW
13
3
WNW
13
3
WNW
12
3
WNW
12
3
WNW
12
3
WNW
12
2.5
WNW
11
1.4
W
11
1.8
W
11
1.6
W
11
1.6
W
11
1.7
W
13
2
W
12
2.1
W
12
2.2
W
12
2.4
WNW
12
2.5
WNW
13
2.5
W
14
2.5
W
14
2.5
W
13
2.4
W
13
2
W
12
1.6
W
12
1.6
W
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1808
2817
2825
2762
2646
2268
1663
475
776
617
617
972
1233
1334
1483
1697
1901
3066
2734
2507
1902
1194
722
702
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
40
WNW
45
NW
45
NW
50
WNW
45
WNW
30
W
20
WSW
15
SW
15
SSE
20
SE
20
SSE
15
W
15
NW
10
W
20
W
10
WSW
15
SSW
15
S
25
SE
50
SE
65
SSE
40
SSW
35
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
6:51AM4.21m
6:49PM4.40m
7:28AM4.47m
7:28PM4.66m
8:02AM4.71m
8:05PM4.89m
Low Tide
00:34AM1.98m
12:52PM2.21m
1:14AM1.69m
1:30PM1.92m
1:50AM1.42m
2:06PM1.65m
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Temp °C
10
9
9
9
9
9
10
8
8
7
8
8
9
9
8
7
7
6
6
7
8
8
10
7
Feels °C
6
1
0
-1
-2
-1
3
3
4
3
3
3
5
5
4
2
3
2
1
1
-3
-5
2
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