The Cove Surf Break

Lat Long: 58.62° N 3.65° W

The Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 05 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Cove sea temperature is
13.7°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 (05 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 8s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 10s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cove at 5AM is: 3.0m 12s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Sep)11ft (3.5m)8s
Afternoon (05 Sep)10ft (3.0m)10s
Evening (05 Sep)7.5ft (2.3m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Fri night, light winds from the S by Sat night).

Saturday
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
3
3
1
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
4
2
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
W
10
3
W
12
3.5
WNW
8
3.5
WNW
9
3
WNW
9
2.5
WNW
10
2.3
WNW
10
2
WNW
9
1.8
WNW
9
1.6
WNW
9
1.1
W
9
0.9
W
9
0.8
W
8
0.7
W
8
0.8
W
8
0.8
W
8
1.1
WSW
10
1.5
W
6
1.3
W
6
1.2
W
7
0.9
W
12
2.4
W
14
3
W
15
3
W
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2438
2722
1500
1615
1509
1243
940
659
499
380
189
117
88
66
84
90
281
184
139
126
244
2314
4017
3693
Wind (km/h)
40
W
40
W
45
WNW
40
WNW
40
W
30
W
25
W
15
WSW
15
S
20
SSE
25
SE
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
S
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
SW
30
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
40
SSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
High Tide
2:47AM4.12m
3:31PM4.04m
4:29AM4.01m
5:06PM4.09m
6:11AM4.14m
6:28PM4.33m
Low Tide
9:12AM2.31m
10:04PM2.29m
10:53AM2.41m
11:44PM2.10m
12:19PM2.25m
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
mod rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:20
6:22
6:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:05
8:01
7:59
 mm
1
1
1
7
3
1
Temp °C
12
12
11
12
13
14
13
12
12
13
11
12
15
17
17
17
15
13
13
14
15
15
14
12
Feels °C
4
4
2
4
5
8
8
9
9
10
6
8
11
13
13
13
9
6
7
8
7
7
7
3
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