The Cove Surf Break

Lat Long: 58.62° N 3.65° W

The Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 13 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Cove sea temperature is
13.0° C
0.5° 

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 (13 Jul):

  • 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 11PM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 13). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jul)--
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 morning, min 12°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thu
16
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
0
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
WNW
8
0.6
WNW
8
0.5
WNW
8
0.6
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
12
0.9
WNW
10
1
W
11
1
W
11
0.9
WNW
11
0.8
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.7
W
10
0.7
W
10
0.6
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.4
W
9
0.4
W
9
0.4
W
9
0.4
W
9
0.4
WNW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
47
44
33
65
137
258
132
256
242
194
130
125
94
92
64
60
39
39
39
25
26
27
26
24
Wind (km/h)
20
E
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
20
E
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
SSW
5
NW
5
N
Wind State
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
off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
8:36PM4.92m
9:14AM4.82m
9:27PM5.10m
10:07AM4.91m
10:14PM5.21m
10:57AM4.92m
Low Tide
2:27PM1.53m
2:58AM1.22m
3:16PM1.44m
3:47AM0.99m
4:03PM1.40m
4:34AM0.87m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:26
4:28
4:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
10:13
10:12
10:09
10:08
 mm
Temp °C
14
13
12
12
12
12
15
18
18
17
16
16
16
16
18
21
20
19
19
18
18
18
19
20
Feels °C
10
9
9
9
9
10
13
15
15
14
13
13
13
13
15
18
16
16
16
15
15
17
18
19
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