Surf Break

Lat Long: 58.62° N 3.65° W

The Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 16 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Cove sea temperature is
12.8°C
1.2° 

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 (16 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 11s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cove at 9PM is: 2.1m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.6m 13s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction, 1.3m 12s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Oct)--
Afternoon (16 Oct)7ft (2.2m)11s
Evening (16 Oct)7ft (2.1m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 11°C on Sat morning, min 8°C on Sun morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Fri
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
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
2
2
2
2
2
1
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
WNW
11
1.6
NNW
13
2.1
WNW
12
1.8
NNW
13
1.9
N
13
1.8
N
12
1.6
N
12
1.7
W
12
1.6
WNW
12
1.6
WNW
12
1.6
WNW
11
1.6
WNW
11
1.5
WNW
11
1.5
WNW
11
1.2
N
12
1.3
WNW
10
1.7
W
10
1.5
W
15
2.4
W
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1194
836
1166
1144
1207
1020
786
841
755
649
626
615
494
476
385
349
596
1060
2293
Wind (km/h)
30
NNW
30
NNW
25
NNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
25
W
25
W
20
WNW
10
W
10
SW
10
SW
10
S
15
S
10
SSW
15
S
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
00:51AM3.96m
1:00PM4.10m
1:57AM3.73m
2:07PM3.91m
Low Tide
6:42PM2.07m
6:49AM2.41m
7:33PM2.31m
7:43AM2.67m
8:47PM2.48m
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Temp °C
10
9
9
9
9
10
10
11
11
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10
9
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9
Feels °C
3
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