The Cove Surf Break

Lat Long: 58.62° N 3.65° W

The Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 03 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Cove sea temperature is
13.8°C
0.8° 

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 (04 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 11s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 10s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cove at 12AM is: 1.2m 7s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Sep)6ft (1.8m)11s
Afternoon (04 Sep)15ft (4.5m)11s
Evening (04 Sep)15ft (4.5m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the SW by Sat night).

Thu
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
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
2
0
1
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
W
7
1.2
W
7
1.3
W
7
1.2
WSW
7
1.2
W
9
1.5
W
11
1.9
W
10
3.5
W
11
5
W
11
5
W
11
4.5
W
10
4
W
9
3.5
WNW
8
3.5
WNW
8
3.5
WNW
8
3
WNW
10
2.5
WNW
10
2.2
WNW
9
1.9
WNW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
173
124
148
160
239
515
780
2865
5174
5754
3961
2584
1752
1432
1399
1730
1155
849
597
Wind (km/h)
25
WSW
15
SSW
25
SW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
30
SSW
50
WSW
55
WSW
55
W
50
W
50
WNW
45
WNW
40
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
25
W
20
WSW
10
SW
Wind State
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:11PM4.38m
1:32AM4.40m
2:10PM4.17m
2:47AM4.12m
3:31PM4.04m
Low Tide
7:23PM1.99m
7:57AM2.02m
8:29PM2.21m
9:12AM2.31m
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:18
6:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:09
8:07
8:05
 mm
1
1
1
2
Temp °C
16
16
14
12
12
13
12
14
14
13
12
12
12
11
13
13
14
14
13
Feels °C
11
13
9
7
7
8
6
5
3
2
2
3
3
3
5
6
9
10
10
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