Surf Break

Lat Long: 58.62° N 3.65° W

The Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 01 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Cove sea temperature is
12.0°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 (02 Nov):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Nov, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cove at 12AM is: 1.7m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm November 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Nov)--
Afternoon (02 Nov)5ft (1.5m)12s
Evening (02 Nov)6ft (1.8m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 11°C on Mon afternoon, min 9°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
Wed
4
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
1
1
1
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
WNW
12
1.9
WNW
12
1.8
WNW
11
1.7
WNW
11
1.6
WNW
11
1.6
WNW
11
1.6
WNW
11
1.6
WNW
10
1.6
W
10
1.5
W
10
1.3
WNW
10
1.2
WNW
10
1.1
W
10
1.1
W
9
1
W
9
1
W
9
0.6
WNW
18
1.1
WNW
16
1.3
WNW
16
1.3
W
15
1.4
W
15
1.7
W
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
579
966
814
667
634
611
531
555
520
450
342
288
221
207
169
169
249
677
882
773
871
1208
Wind (km/h)
30
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
W
20
W
20
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
NNW
5
NNW
0
N
5
SE
5
ESE
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
10
SSW
10
S
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
12:46PM4.34m
2:06AM4.09m
2:10PM4.22m
3:37AM4.11m
3:35PM4.27m
4:53AM4.25m
Low Tide
7:21PM1.87m
7:53AM2.50m
8:50PM1.92m
9:27AM2.53m
10:14PM1.79m
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cloud
cloud
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
10
10
10
9
10
10
10
10
10
11
11
11
11
11
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11
11
11
10
10
10
Feels °C
3
5
6
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6
6
6
5
6
7
8
9
10
10
10
9
10
9
8
7
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8
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