Surf Break

Lat Long: 58.62° N 3.65° W

The Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 12 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Cove sea temperature is
12.9°C
1.1° 

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 (12 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cove at 1PM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 12). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Afternoon (12 Oct)2ft (0.6m)9s
Evening (12 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon night, min 9°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Mon afternoon, near gales from the S by Wed afternoon).

Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
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
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
0
2
3
3
3
2
1
2
5
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
W
10
0.9
WNW
10
0.8
W
10
0.7
W
10
0.6
W
9
0.4
WNW
9
0.3
W
12
0.4
W
12
0.4
W
12
0.2
NNE
8
2.2
W
9
2.1
W
7
1.9
W
7
1.8
W
10
3
W
14
3
W
13
2.5
W
12
2.2
W
12
2.1
W
12
2.1
W
11
2.3
W
12
3
W
13
4
W
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
235
157
117
88
60
27
26
44
41
7
775
380
367
612
2944
2651
2065
1388
1229
1056
1547
2964
6219
Wind (km/h)
30
SE
30
SSE
30
SSE
20
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
25
SSE
30
S
25
SSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
40
W
30
WSW
30
WSW
40
W
25
WSW
25
SSW
30
S
30
SSE
35
S
50
S
40
S
20
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross
High Tide
10:13AM4.92m
10:22PM5.00m
10:41AM4.83m
10:54PM4.78m
11:10AM4.70m
Low Tide
4:02AM1.10m
4:15PM1.34m
4:34AM1.29m
4:50PM1.44m
5:06AM1.54m
5:24PM1.61m
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Temp °C
9
10
10
12
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12
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14
15
13
13
13
12
11
10
9
9
10
11
13
15
14
11
Feels °C
3
3
4
8
9
9
9
8
11
5
6
5
5
4
2
3
3
4
4
5
5
6
7
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