The Cove Surf Break

Lat Long: 58.62° N 3.65° W

The Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 31 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Cove sea temperature is
13.3° C
0.1° 

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 (31 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cove at 3PM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am July 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)6s
Afternoon (31 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)6s
Evening (31 Jul)2ft (0.6m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri morning, min 10°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
31
Saturday
1
Sunday
2
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
WNW
5
1.4
WNW
6
0.8
NW
6
1.3
WNW
6
0.8
W
6
1
WNW
6
0.6
NW
6
0.9
WNW
5
1.1
W
6
1.3
WNW
6
0.9
NNW
8
0.9
NNW
8
0.9
NNW
8
1.2
NNW
8
1.6
NW
8
1.5
NW
8
1.2
NNW
8
1.3
WNW
8
1.3
WNW
8
1.2
WNW
8
1.2
N
8
1.3
N
8
1.4
NNW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
77
114
54
117
40
72
27
42
91
126
115
118
118
197
349
297
212
196
196
172
195
239
311
Wind (km/h)
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
W
15
SW
25
W
15
W
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
W
20
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
20
W
15
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
20
NW
10
NW
5
N
5
ESE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
High Tide
10:43AM4.59m
10:44PM4.94m
11:14AM4.61m
11:15PM4.95m
11:46AM4.59m
Low Tide
4:30AM1.35m
4:37PM1.63m
5:03AM1.31m
5:10PM1.63m
5:36AM1.32m
5:43PM1.68m
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:00
5:01
5:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:38
9:37
9:35
 mm
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
10
11
13
14
13
14
12
11
10
11
13
14
13
13
12
12
11
12
13
13
13
13
12
Feels °C
5
6
8
9
10
9
9
7
5
6
8
9
7
8
8
9
7
8
8
9
10
11
11
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