The Cove Surf Break

Lat Long: 58.62° N 3.65° W

The Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 16 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Cove sea temperature is
13.6° C
0.2° 

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 (16 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cove at 11PM is: 0.7m 7s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Aug)--
Afternoon (16 Aug)3ft (0.9m)7s
Evening (16 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue morning, min 11°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Sun night, fresh winds from the ESE by Mon night).

Sun
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WNW
7
0.8
WNW
7
0.7
WNW
7
0.6
WNW
7
0.6
N
7
0.6
N
7
0.6
N
7
0.5
W
10
0.7
N
7
0.5
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.6
N
7
0.5
N
7
0.5
N
7
0.5
N
7
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.8
W
8
0.9
W
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
91
71
49
40
40
39
38
45
54
39
37
34
23
24
24
32
29
78
120
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
5
NNW
10
NE
10
ENE
10
E
10
E
20
E
25
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
25
SE
15
S
15
WSW
15
W
15
W
5
NW
10
ESE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
11:57PM5.10m
12:32PM4.57m
00:36AM4.83m
1:10PM4.35m
Low Tide
5:45PM1.53m
6:16AM1.25m
6:23PM1.74m
6:55AM1.57m
7:03PM1.99m
cloud
cloud
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part cloud
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part cloud
cloud
cloud
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light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
rain showers
cloud
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rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:37
5:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:00
8:57
8:54
 mm
1
3
2
1
1
Temp °C
13
13
13
12
12
11
12
13
13
12
11
12
13
13
15
16
16
15
13
Feels °C
11
11
12
11
10
9
10
10
9
7
6
7
9
11
13
13
13
14
11
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