The Cove Surf Break

Lat Long: 58.62° N 3.65° W

The Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 09 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Cove sea temperature is
12.1° 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 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cove at 4AM is: 1.2m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am July 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Afternoon (09 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)9s
Evening (09 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
9
Friday
10
Saturday
11
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)
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
W
9
1.2
W
9
1.1
W
9
1.1
W
9
1.2
W
9
1.4
W
9
1.4
W
9
1.3
W
9
1.1
W
9
1
W
9
0.9
W
9
0.8
W
9
1.1
W
11
1.2
W
11
1.3
W
10
1.4
W
10
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
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
293
244
196
192
230
306
291
251
184
152
123
97
289
326
346
392
408
392
326
267
251
203
165
162
Wind (km/h)
0
S
15
SE
15
SSE
10
SSE
0
NW
10
N
10
ENE
10
E
10
N
5
NNW
5
NNE
15
NNW
15
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
5
NW
5
NW
5
N
10
NE
10
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
10
E
Wind State
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross
on
glassy
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
3:34AM4.35m
4:32PM4.19m
4:44AM4.32m
5:39PM4.30m
5:57AM4.37m
6:43PM4.48m
Low Tide
10:13AM1.93m
10:45PM2.31m
11:26AM1.91m
00:02AM2.14m
12:33PM1.81m
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:18
4:20
4:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
10:17
10:16
10:15
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
13
13
15
17
21
18
16
16
15
14
13
11
11
10
10
10
10
10
11
12
13
13
13
12
Feels °C
14
11
13
16
22
17
15
16
15
15
13
8
8
8
8
8
9
9
10
11
11
10
10
10
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