The Cove Surf Break

Lat Long: 58.62° N 3.65° W

The Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 10 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Cove sea temperature is
12.6° C
0.3° 

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 (10 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cove at 6PM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Afternoon (10 Jul)4ft (1.2m)11s
Evening (10 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 11°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Mon
13
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
2
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
W
9
1.1
W
11
1.2
W
11
1.3
W
10
1.3
W
10
1.4
W
10
1.4
W
10
1.3
W
10
1.2
W
10
1.2
W
9
1.1
W
9
1
W
9
1
W
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
8
0.8
WNW
8
0.7
W
8
0.7
W
8
0.6
W
8
0.5
W
8
0.5
W
8
0.5
W
7
0.5
W
7
0.5
W
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
97
289
319
346
339
400
384
326
267
246
203
165
162
129
94
90
64
63
43
29
29
28
27
27
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
15
WNW
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
N
5
NE
5
NE
5
ENE
10
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
E
10
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
ESE
15
SE
10
SE
10
SE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:39PM4.30m
5:57AM4.37m
6:43PM4.48m
7:09AM4.50m
7:42PM4.70m
Low Tide
11:26AM1.91m
00:02AM2.14m
12:33PM1.81m
1:08AM1.85m
1:33PM1.67m
2:06AM1.53m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:20
4:22
4:24
4:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
10:16
10:15
10:14
10:13
 mm
Temp °C
12
12
11
11
11
11
11
11
12
13
13
13
12
11
11
11
12
14
14
13
12
11
11
11
Feels °C
10
9
9
9
10
10
10
10
11
11
10
10
10
9
9
9
9
10
10
9
9
8
8
8
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