Surf Break

Lat Long: 58.62° N 3.65° W

The Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 09 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Cove sea temperature is
12.9°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 (09 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 7s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 11s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cove at 9PM is: 2.4m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Oct)--
Afternoon (09 Oct)8ft (2.4m)7s
Evening (09 Oct)8ft (2.4m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon morning, min 8°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Fri night, calm by Sun afternoon).

Fri
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
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
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
0
1
3
3
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
W
7
2.4
W
8
2.4
W
11
2.5
W
12
3
W
12
3
W
12
4
W
12
4.5
WNW
13
4
WNW
13
4
WNW
13
4
WNW
13
3.5
WNW
12
3
WNW
12
2.5
WNW
11
1.8
WNW
11
2
WNW
10
1.8
WNW
10
1.6
WNW
10
1.3
WNW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
557
674
1491
1673
2340
2692
4319
6368
5743
5656
5106
3666
2569
1675
785
836
616
473
322
Wind (km/h)
35
W
30
W
35
W
35
W
30
W
45
WNW
40
WNW
40
WNW
35
WNW
25
NW
20
NW
25
NW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
NW
10
NW
5
N
10
ESE
20
SE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:38PM5.10m
9:12AM4.94m
9:14PM5.17m
9:43AM4.96m
9:49PM5.13m
Low Tide
2:30PM1.53m
2:54AM0.98m
3:06PM1.38m
3:29AM0.99m
3:41PM1.32m
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part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
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7:37
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7:39
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6:27
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6:23
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6:21
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1
1
2
2
2
1
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Temp °C
11
10
10
10
9
10
11
11
10
11
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
9
8
Feels °C
3
3
3
2
2
1
2
3
2
6
6
5
4
4
5
6
8
6
3
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