The Cove Surf Break

Lat Long: 58.62° N 3.65° W

The Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 21 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Cove sea temperature is
13.4°C
1.0° 

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 (21 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 12s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cove at 4PM is: 1.6m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Sep)6.5ft (2.0m)12s
Afternoon (21 Sep)5ft (1.6m)11s
Evening (21 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 9°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
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)
4
3
3
2
3
3
2
3
1
1
0
1
3
4
4
5
0
1
0
1
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
W
12
1.6
WNW
12
1.6
W
11
1.9
W
11
1.7
W
11
1.5
W
10
1.4
W
10
1.6
W
10
1.9
W
10
1.9
W
10
1.7
W
10
1.4
W
10
2.1
W
15
2.5
W
15
3
W
14
3
W
14
3
W
14
2.5
W
13
2.5
W
13
2.4
WNW
12
2.2
WNW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1136
718
640
828
639
461
386
494
708
708
567
424
1907
3371
3521
3154
2977
2359
2121
1590
1294
Wind (km/h)
25
SSE
20
S
15
SW
10
W
10
S
20
S
20
SSW
20
S
25
W
20
W
20
WNW
15
NW
10
WNW
10
W
10
W
15
SW
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
10
W
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross
off
off
off
off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
5:57PM3.94m
6:54AM3.95m
6:54PM4.19m
7:36AM4.21m
7:36PM4.46m
Low Tide
11:54AM2.69m
00:34AM2.26m
12:51PM2.43m
1:18AM1.97m
1:32PM2.14m
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:54
6:56
7:00
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:17
7:15
7:12
 mm
1
Temp °C
9
12
15
17
17
16
16
15
15
14
13
12
12
12
11
11
12
12
12
12
11
Feels °C
4
9
13
17
16
13
13
12
11
10
9
9
10
10
9
8
8
6
6
8
9
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