Surf Break

Lat Long: 58.62° N 3.65° W

The Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 21 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Cove sea temperature is
12.6°C
1.1° 

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 (21 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 13s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cove at 5PM is: 2.2m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 21). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Oct)6ft (1.9m)13s
Afternoon (21 Oct)7ft (2.1m)12s
Evening (21 Oct)7.5ft (2.3m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 11°C on Wed morning, min 7°C on Thu night). Mainly strong winds.

Wed
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
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)
2
2
3
4
4
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
3
2
2
3
4
2
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
WNW
12
2
WNW
12
2.1
WNW
12
2.3
WNW
13
2.4
WNW
13
2.4
WNW
13
2.5
WNW
13
3
WNW
12
3
WNW
12
3
WNW
12
3
WNW
12
2.5
WNW
11
2.1
WNW
11
1.8
WNW
11
1.6
W
11
1.6
W
11
1.8
W
11
2
W
12
2.1
W
12
2.3
WNW
12
2.4
WNW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1069
1164
1302
1661
1864
1808
2123
2825
2899
2568
2131
1488
1030
757
617
617
834
1254
1334
1535
1725
Wind (km/h)
30
SE
25
SE
15
SE
15
WSW
15
SW
5
SW
40
WNW
40
NW
45
NW
40
NW
40
WNW
30
WNW
20
WSW
15
SSW
20
SSE
20
SE
20
SSE
15
WSW
10
WNW
15
NW
20
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
6:03PM4.15m
6:51AM4.21m
6:49PM4.40m
7:28AM4.47m
7:28PM4.66m
Low Tide
12:07PM2.51m
00:34AM1.98m
12:52PM2.21m
1:14AM1.69m
1:30PM1.92m
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
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8:03
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8:04
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8:07
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5:53
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5:51
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5:47
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 mm
2
2
2
1
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5
4
2
1
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1
2
1
Temp °C
11
11
10
10
10
10
9
8
8
9
9
9
8
7
7
8
8
9
8
8
8
Feels °C
5
6
6
7
7
8
1
-1
-2
0
0
2
3
2
2
3
3
5
4
4
3
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