The Cove Surf Break

The Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 58.62° N 3.65° W

Issued: 12 pm 18 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Cove sea temperature is
10.7° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (18 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cove at 5PM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm June 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jun)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Afternoon (18 Jun)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Evening (18 Jun)3.5ft (1.0m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the W by Sat morning).

Thu
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sun
21
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
W
10
1
W
10
1
W
10
1
W
10
1
W
10
1
W
10
0.9
W
10
0.9
W
9
0.8
W
9
0.8
W
9
0.9
W
9
0.8
W
8
0.8
W
8
0.6
W
8
0.5
W
8
0.4
W
8
0.9
W
7
1.4
W
6
1.2
W
7
1.1
W
7
1.3
W
6
1.5
W
7
1.6
W
7
1.5
W
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
190
202
194
196
196
188
146
134
102
99
122
90
86
44
29
18
73
143
124
104
127
217
279
245
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
10
S
15
E
5
SW
10
WNW
5
ENE
10
ENE
15
E
15
SW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
5
S
15
S
10
SSW
15
W
30
W
30
W
25
W
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-on
glassy
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
12:00PM4.76m
00:02AM5.01m
12:56PM4.60m
00:54AM4.87m
1:53PM4.42m
1:49AM4.70m
Low Tide
5:49PM1.66m
6:25AM1.14m
6:39PM1.88m
7:19AM1.33m
7:31PM2.11m
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:03
4:03
4:03
4:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
10:25
10:27
10:27
10:27
 mm
1
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
16
16
15
15
13
13
12
12
15
11
12
13
12
11
12
13
14
14
14
15
13
11
11
11
Feels °C
13
14
13
15
11
13
10
9
13
7
9
11
12
8
10
10
8
8
9
9
7
5
6
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
W
10
1
W
10
1
W
10
1
W
10
1
W
10
1
W
10
0.9
W
10
0.9
W
9
0.8
W
9
0.8
W
9
0.9
W
9
0.8
W
8
0.8
W
8
0.6
W
8
0.5
W
8
0.6
W
5
0.1
N
6
0.2
N
6
0.2
N
7
0.2
N
7
0.2
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
6
0.1
NE
7
Energy kJ
190
202
194
196
196
188
146
134
102
99
122
90
86
44
29
18
1
3
4
4
4
1
1
2
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
7
0.2
NNE
7
0.2
NNE
7
0.3
ESE
3
0.2
NNE
7
0.3
ESE
6
0.2
ESE
7
0.2
ESE
7
0.4
WNW
4
0.4
W
5
0.4
W
8
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
N
8
Energy kJ
13
12
12
11
11
5
5
5
2
5
8
5
5
7
7
18
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
5
0.1
E
6
0.2
ESE
6
0.2
ESE
6
0.2
NNE
7
0.2
ESE
5
0.2
N
7
0.2
N
7
0.2
N
7
0.2
N
7
0.2
N
6
0.2
N
6
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
6
Energy kJ
1
1
4
4
5
2
4
4
4
3
3
3
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
2
0.4
SE
3
0.6
WNW
4
0.5
W
4
0.9
W
7
1.4
W
6
1.2
W
7
1.1
W
7
1.3
W
6
1.5
W
7
1.6
W
7
1.5
W
7
Energy kJ
1
2
11
8
73
143
124
104
127
217
279
245
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
7
0
9
8
0
21
7
21
0
0
17
582
582
647
510
759
7
7
7
7
Best forecast wave conditions in Scotland - North Coast
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
7
5
4
7
6
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
9
9
9
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