The Cove Surf Break

Lat Long: 58.62° N 3.65° W

The Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 20 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Cove sea temperature is
13.9° 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 (20 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cove at 5AM is: 1.8m 7s primary swell from a North direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)7s
Afternoon (20 Aug)6ft (1.9m)7s
Evening (20 Aug)7ft (2.1m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat morning, min 11°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.

Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
N
7
1.8
N
7
1.8
N
7
1.7
N
7
1.8
N
7
1.9
N
7
2.1
N
8
2.1
N
8
1.9
N
8
1.8
N
8
1.7
N
8
1.6
N
8
1.5
N
8
1.3
N
9
1.2
N
9
1.4
N
9
1.1
N
9
1
N
9
1
N
9
0.9
NNE
9
0.8
NNE
9
0.8
NNE
9
1.2
W
5
1
WNW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
245
311
324
311
329
378
501
569
489
450
386
351
324
247
225
325
203
165
162
132
103
99
75
67
Wind (km/h)
25
NNE
30
NNE
30
N
25
N
30
N
30
N
30
NNW
30
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
30
NW
30
NW
30
NW
30
NW
25
NW
25
WNW
20
W
25
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
25
W
25
WNW
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
2:06AM4.17m
2:44PM3.95m
3:10AM3.88m
3:54PM3.84m
4:38AM3.72m
5:18PM3.86m
Low Tide
8:23AM2.27m
8:51PM2.49m
9:29AM2.54m
10:25PM2.60m
11:03AM2.65m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:43
5:47
5:48
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8:49
8:46
8:44
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
11
12
11
12
12
12
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
12
12
11
11
12
13
13
14
14
14
13
Feels °C
6
6
5
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
7
8
8
9
9
9
9
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