The Cove Surf Break

Lat Long: 58.62° N 3.65° W

The Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 23 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Cove sea temperature is
13.4°C
1.0° 

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 (23 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 13s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cove at 1PM is: 2.5m 13s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Sep)10ft (3.0m)14s
Afternoon (23 Sep)8ft (2.4m)13s
Evening (23 Sep)8ft (2.5m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.

Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
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)
5
5
2
1
1
1
2
4
3
2
1
1
2
2
3
3
7
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7
7
8
6
6
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
W
14
3
W
14
3
W
14
2.5
W
13
2.3
W
13
2.5
WNW
12
2.3
WNW
12
2.1
WNW
12
2
WNW
11
1.8
WNW
11
1.7
WNW
11
1.6
WNW
10
1.6
WNW
10
1.6
W
11
1.9
W
12
2.5
W
18
4.5
W
18
5
W
18
4.5
W
17
4.5
W
16
4
W
16
4
W
15
3.5
W
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3521
3154
2934
2359
1778
1757
1413
1121
899
792
685
555
501
629
1022
4503
13239
15403
12460
9921
8245
6140
5297
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
10
WSW
20
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
15
W
10
SW
15
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
30
S
30
S
25
WSW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
7:36AM4.21m
7:36PM4.46m
8:10AM4.47m
8:11PM4.71m
8:40AM4.69m
8:43PM4.93m
Low Tide
1:18AM1.97m
1:32PM2.14m
1:54AM1.68m
2:06PM1.86m
2:27AM1.41m
2:39PM1.61m
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7:00
7:01
7:03
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7:12
7:09
7:07
 mm
3
1
Temp °C
11
10
12
12
12
12
11
10
9
9
11
11
13
14
13
13
11
11
12
13
13
12
11
Feels °C
8
7
8
6
5
7
7
7
6
4
5
5
6
8
9
7
5
4
5
7
8
8
6
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