The Cove Surf Break

Lat Long: 58.62° N 3.65° W

The Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 19 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Cove sea temperature is
13.4°C
0.9° 

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 (19 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 11s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cove at 10PM is: 5.5m 11s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Sep)--
Afternoon (19 Sep)15ft (4.5m)10s
Evening (19 Sep)16ft (5.0m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 9°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Sat afternoon, light winds from the SW by Sun night).

Sat
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
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
1
2
4
4
3
3
2
4
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4.5
W
10
5
W
10
5.5
W
11
5.5
W
11
5
W
11
4.5
WNW
11
4.5
WNW
10
4.5
WNW
10
4.5
WNW
10
4
WNW
10
3.5
WNW
11
3
WNW
12
2.5
WNW
12
2.3
WNW
12
2
W
12
1.7
WNW
12
1.7
W
11
2
W
11
1.8
W
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3951
4981
6427
6825
5516
4882
4563
3913
3478
2947
2523
2391
1929
1437
1136
805
695
900
716
Wind (km/h)
50
WSW
55
WSW
55
WSW
55
W
50
WNW
50
WNW
50
WNW
55
WNW
50
WNW
40
WNW
30
WNW
20
W
10
SW
15
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:54PM3.82m
4:08AM3.61m
4:32PM3.79m
5:51AM3.71m
5:57PM3.94m
Low Tide
9:34PM2.60m
10:12AM2.82m
11:27PM2.52m
11:54AM2.69m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:52
6:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:23
7:21
7:17
 mm
2
1
1
Temp °C
13
13
12
12
12
12
12
13
12
12
11
11
10
10
9
12
15
17
17
Feels °C
3
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
4
5
7
8
6
3
9
13
16
16
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