The Cove Surf Break

Lat Long: 58.62° N 3.65° W

The Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 11 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Cove sea temperature is
12.6° C
0.3° 

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 (11 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cove at 6AM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am July 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Afternoon (11 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Evening (11 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 10°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
W
10
1.4
W
10
1.3
W
10
1.2
W
10
1.2
W
9
1.1
W
9
1
W
9
1
W
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
8
0.8
WNW
8
0.7
WNW
8
0.7
W
8
0.6
W
8
0.5
W
8
0.5
W
8
0.5
W
7
0.5
W
7
0.5
W
7
0.6
WNW
8
0.6
WNW
8
0.6
WNW
8
0.5
WNW
8
0.5
W
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
400
384
326
267
246
203
165
162
129
94
90
68
63
43
29
29
28
27
27
51
49
45
32
29
Wind (km/h)
5
N
5
NE
5
NE
5
NE
10
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
10
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
20
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
10
SE
10
SE
15
ESE
15
E
20
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
Wind State
on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:57AM4.37m
6:43PM4.48m
7:09AM4.50m
7:42PM4.70m
8:15AM4.66m
8:36PM4.92m
Low Tide
00:02AM2.14m
12:33PM1.81m
1:08AM1.85m
1:33PM1.67m
2:06AM1.53m
2:27PM1.53m
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:22
4:24
4:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
10:15
10:14
10:13
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
11
10
10
11
12
13
13
11
11
11
11
12
14
14
13
12
11
11
11
13
15
16
15
13
Feels °C
9
9
9
10
10
10
10
8
9
9
9
9
10
10
9
9
8
8
8
10
11
12
11
10
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