The Cove Surf Break

Lat Long: 58.62° N 3.65° W

The Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 17 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Cove sea temperature is
13.5°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 (17 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 12s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 20ft (6.0m), 15s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cove at 1PM is: 3.0m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Sep)8ft (2.5m)10s
Afternoon (17 Sep)13ft (4.0m)12s
Evening (17 Sep)20ft (6.0m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Fri afternoon, gales from the W by Sat night).

Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
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)
2
2
1
1
0
0
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0
0
4
3
5
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
W
9
2.4
W
9
2.5
W
10
3
W
10
4
W
12
5.5
W
14
6.5
W
15
6
W
14
6
WNW
14
5.5
WNW
14
4.5
WNW
13
4
WNW
13
3.5
WNW
12
3
WNW
12
2.5
W
12
3
W
12
3
W
11
3
W
11
3.5
W
10
4
W
10
4.5
W
10
4.5
W
11
5
W
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
994
963
1184
1752
5178
12170
16405
15435
13813
10596
6706
4960
3227
2355
1882
2417
1980
2126
2586
3232
4036
5054
6173
Wind (km/h)
35
WSW
35
SW
35
SW
40
SSW
45
WSW
50
WSW
50
W
50
W
50
W
40
W
35
WSW
30
WSW
15
SW
25
SSE
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
SW
40
SW
45
WSW
50
WSW
55
WSW
55
WSW
60
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
12:56PM4.22m
1:21AM4.04m
1:43PM4.00m
2:27AM3.75m
2:54PM3.82m
Low Tide
6:47AM2.04m
7:09PM2.16m
7:27AM2.38m
8:04PM2.43m
8:25AM2.67m
9:34PM2.60m
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cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
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clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:46
6:48
6:50
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7:30
7:27
7:23
 mm
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
11
11
11
12
12
11
11
11
11
11
13
13
14
12
14
13
12
12
12
13
12
11
12
Feels °C
4
4
3
5
3
1
1
1
1
3
6
6
11
7
8
6
4
4
3
3
1
-1
0
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