The Cove Surf Break

Lat Long: 58.62° N 3.65° W

The Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 09 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Cove sea temperature is
13.6°C
0.8° 

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 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cove at 12PM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 1.0m 7s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Afternoon (09 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Evening (09 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the W by Fri morning).

Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
Friday
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)
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
NW
9
1.7
NNW
8
1.1
W
10
1.1
W
9
1.1
W
9
1
W
8
0.8
N
7
0.7
N
7
0.9
W
8
0.8
W
7
0.8
W
7
0.8
W
7
0.9
W
8
1.1
WSW
8
1.4
W
11
1.8
W
10
2
W
6
2.1
W
7
2.2
W
7
2.2
W
8
2.2
W
9
2.1
W
10
2.5
W
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
657
394
226
203
189
147
66
45
98
70
70
70
89
176
451
682
301
401
482
643
810
821
1702
Wind (km/h)
25
NW
25
NW
25
WNW
20
WNW
15
W
5
W
15
SSE
20
S
20
SSE
20
S
20
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSW
25
SW
30
WSW
35
W
35
WSW
35
W
35
W
30
WSW
25
SW
15
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
8:16AM4.69m
8:17PM4.95m
9:00AM4.89m
9:00PM5.19m
9:38AM5.00m
9:38PM5.31m
Low Tide
1:50AM1.36m
2:08PM1.71m
2:35AM1.05m
2:50PM1.49m
3:16AM0.87m
3:29PM1.34m
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:28
6:31
6:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:52
7:50
7:46
 mm
1
Temp °C
10
10
11
12
13
13
12
11
11
11
12
13
14
15
14
14
12
11
12
13
14
13
12
Feels °C
4
4
6
7
10
11
9
7
7
6
7
8
10
11
10
9
5
4
4
5
7
7
8
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