The Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 58.62° N 3.65° W

Issued: 12 am 13 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's The Cove sea temperature is

12.9° C

The Cove surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at The Cove today (13 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with WNW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with WNW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cove at 7AM is: 0.5m 7s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am July 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (13 Jul)	1.5ft (0.5m)	8s
Afternoon (13 Jul)	2ft (0.6m)	8s
Evening (13 Jul)	1.5ft (0.5m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
	Monday 13								Tuesday 14								Wednesday 15
	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	0	0	1	1	1	2	2	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 7	W 7	W 7	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 9	WNW 10	WNW 12	WNW 10	W 11	W 11	WNW 11	W 10	W 10	W 10	W 10	W 9	W 9	W 9	W 9	W 9
Wave Graph
kJ	28	28	26	51	50	45	44	32	65	135	258	123	256	242	194	164	125	94	92	64	58	39	38	39
Wind (km/h)	ESE	SE	SE	E	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	SE	ESE	E	ESE	ESE	ESE	SE	SE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	SE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide				8:15AM4.66m				8:36PM4.92m				9:14AM4.82m				9:27PM5.10m					10:07AM4.91m
Low Tide		2:06AM1.53m				2:27PM1.53m				2:58AM1.22m				3:16PM1.44m				3:47AM0.99m					4:03PM1.40m


	—	4:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:28	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	10:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	10:12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	10:09
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	11	11	11	13	15	15	14	13	12	12	13	15	17	18	16	15	14	14	13	17	20	21	20	20
Feels °C	8	8	8	10	11	11	10	10	9	9	11	13	14	15	13	12	11	11	10	14	17	17	17	16
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 7	W 7	W 7	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 9	WNW 10	WNW 12	WNW 10	W 11	W 11	WNW 11	W 10	W 10	W 10	W 10	W 9	W 9	W 9	W 9	W 9
kJ	28	28	26	51	50	45	44	32	65	135	258	123	256	242	194	164	125	94	92	64	58	39	38	39
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	W 21	W 21	E 7	E 7	WNW 9	W 14	E 6	W 19	W 12	—	—	—	W 18	W 18	E 6	W 18	W 18	W 18	—	—	—
kJ	8	8	15	9	9	1	1	8	15	1	7	106	—	—	—	6	6	1	6	6	6	—	—	—
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 7	E 7	E 6	W 21	W 21	W 15	W 15	W 14	E 6	W 19	—	W 19	—	—	—	—	—	W 18	E 6	E 5	—	—	—	—
kJ	1	1	1	9	9	4	4	15	1	7	—	7	—	—	—	—	—	6	1	1	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	E 6	—	E 2	E 2	—	—	—	—	E 6	—	E 2	E 3	ESE 3	ESE 2	ESE 2	—	ESE 2	SE 3	ESE 3	ESE 3	SE 3
kJ	—	—	—	1	—	1	1	—	—	—	—	1	—	1	1	1	1	1	—	1	2	3	4	2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Bragar (Lewis) Scot - Outer Hebrides	Melvich Scot - North Coast	Brims Ness Scot - North Coast	Thurso Beach Scot - North Coast	Point of Ness Scot - North Coast	Barvas (Lewis) Scot - Outer Hebrides	Bay of Skaill Scot - Orkney	Brims Ness Scot - North Coast	Brims Ness Scot - North Coast	Brims Ness Scot - North Coast	Brims Ness Scot - North Coast	Brims Ness Scot - North Coast	Point of Ness Scot - North Coast	Point of Ness Scot - North Coast	The Spur Scot - North Coast	Thurso Beach Scot - North Coast	Brims Ness Scot - North Coast	Brims Ness Scot - North Coast	Thurso Beach Scot - North Coast	Thurso East Scot - North Coast	Thurso East Scot - North Coast	Birsay Bay Scot - Orkney	Birsay Bay Scot - Orkney	Birsay Bay Scot - Orkney
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	176	17	0	8	16	170	51	0	0	0	0	0	16	16	11	8	0	0	8	9	9	59	59	59
Best forecast wave conditions in Scotland - North Coast		Sandwood Bay	Brims Ness	Thurso East	Point of Ness			The Left	Thurso East	Thurso East	Thurso East	Thurso East	Sandwood Bay	Point of Ness	Polin Beach	Thurso East	Thurso East	Thurso East	Thurso East	Thurso East	Thurso East			Sango Bay
Rating (10 max)		1	1	1	1			1	1	1	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1			1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom	Ruhba Phail (Lewis) Scot - Outer Hebrides	Nigg Bay Scot - East Coast	Birsay Bay Scot - Orkney	Thurso East Scot - North Coast	Birsay Bay Scot - Orkney	Gwithian Cornwall (North)	Godrevy Cornwall (North)	Sennen Cove Cornwall (North)	Godrevy Cornwall (North)	Thurso East Scot - North Coast	Thurso East Scot - North Coast	Thurso East Scot - North Coast	Saviskaill Bay Scot - Orkney	Mangersta Sands (Lewis) Scot - Outer Hebrides	Sennen Cove Cornwall (North)	Thurso East Scot - North Coast	Thurso East Scot - North Coast	Godrevy Cornwall (North)	Godrevy Cornwall (North)	Thurso East Scot - North Coast	Thurso East Scot - North Coast	Birsay Bay Scot - Orkney	Birsay Bay Scot - Orkney	Gwenvor Cornwall (North)
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	6	5	5	8	7	7	6	8	6	6	6	8	4	4	4	6	4	5	5	5

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