The Cove Surf Break

Lat Long: 58.62° N 3.65° W

The Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 19 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Cove sea temperature is
13.4°C
0.9° 

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 (19 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 11s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 11s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cove at 10AM is: 4.0m 11s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Sep)13ft (4.0m)11s
Afternoon (19 Sep)13ft (4.0m)10s
Evening (19 Sep)16ft (5.0m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 10°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Sat night, light winds from the S by Mon night).

Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
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)
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
W
10
3.5
W
11
4
W
11
4
W
10
4
W
10
4.5
W
10
5
W
11
5
W
11
5
W
11
4.5
WNW
10
4.5
WNW
10
4.5
WNW
10
4
WNW
10
3.5
WNW
10
3.5
WNW
12
3
WNW
12
2.5
W
12
2.3
WNW
12
1.9
WNW
12
1.6
WNW
12
1.5
W
11
1.7
W
11
1.6
W
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2994
3168
3545
3536
3499
4029
5612
6097
5198
4610
3913
3670
3286
2703
2751
2233
1897
1437
1029
718
565
663
566
Wind (km/h)
40
WSW
45
WSW
50
WSW
50
WSW
50
WSW
55
WSW
55
WSW
55
W
50
WNW
50
WNW
50
W
50
W
50
WNW
40
WNW
30
W
20
W
10
SW
15
SE
20
SSE
20
S
15
SSW
10
WSW
10
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
High Tide
2:27AM3.75m
2:54PM3.82m
4:08AM3.61m
4:32PM3.79m
5:51AM3.71m
5:57PM3.94m
Low Tide
8:25AM2.67m
9:34PM2.60m
10:12AM2.82m
11:27PM2.52m
11:54AM2.69m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:50
6:52
6:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:23
7:21
7:17
 mm
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
13
12
12
13
13
12
12
12
12
11
12
12
12
12
11
11
10
10
10
11
15
17
17
Feels °C
5
3
2
3
3
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
5
5
7
8
7
5
7
13
16
17
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