The Cove Surf Break

Lat Long: 58.62° N 3.65° W

The Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 09 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Cove sea temperature is
13.3° C
0.1° 

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 (09 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 9s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cove at 1PM is: 2.3m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Aug)7.5ft (2.3m)9s
Afternoon (09 Aug)7.5ft (2.3m)9s
Evening (09 Aug)6.5ft (2.0m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue night, min 9°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Sun morning, calm by Mon night).

Sunday
9
Monday
10
Tuesday
11
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
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
W
9
2.3
W
9
2.4
W
9
2.3
W
9
2.3
W
9
2
W
9
2
WNW
9
2.1
WNW
9
2.5
NW
9
2.5
NW
9
2.5
NW
9
2.4
NNW
9
2.2
NNW
9
1.8
NNW
9
1.7
N
9
1.6
N
9
1.4
N
9
1.3
N
9
1.1
N
8
1
N
8
0.9
N
8
0.8
N
8
0.7
N
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
665
880
979
880
865
675
645
656
1187
1265
1080
950
777
540
463
404
299
247
163
132
102
74
54
Wind (km/h)
30
WSW
30
SW
35
WSW
40
W
40
W
30
WNW
30
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
30
NW
30
NW
25
NW
15
NW
10
NW
0
SE
10
SE
15
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
20
SE
15
SE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:55AM4.19m
6:32PM4.36m
7:16AM4.39m
7:36PM4.63m
8:20AM4.63m
8:30PM4.91m
Low Tide
12:22PM2.08m
1:01AM1.85m
1:26PM1.88m
1:59AM1.47m
2:19PM1.67m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:20
5:22
5:24
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9:17
9:15
9:13
 mm
1
Temp °C
13
12
14
14
14
13
12
11
11
10
11
11
12
11
11
10
9
10
10
11
15
16
15
Feels °C
7
6
8
6
6
7
6
4
4
3
4
3
5
7
9
9
6
7
6
7
12
12
12
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