Surf Break

Lat Long: 58.62° N 3.65° W

The Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 03 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Cove sea temperature is
13.2°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 (03 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 9s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cove at 7AM is: 1.4m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction, 1.5m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Afternoon (03 Oct)6.5ft (2.0m)10s
Evening (03 Oct)6ft (1.9m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 10°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WSW on Fri night, strong winds from the SW by Sun night).

Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
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)
1
2
1
0
1
1
1
3
1
2
2
1
3
2
2
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
W
11
1.4
WNW
11
1.4
WNW
11
1.2
W
10
2
W
10
2
W
10
1.9
W
9
2
W
9
2
W
9
2.5
W
10
3
W
11
3
W
11
3.5
W
12
3.5
W
12
3.5
WNW
13
3.5
W
13
4
W
12
4
W
12
4
W
12
3.5
W
11
4
WNW
11
4
WNW
11
4.5
WNW
12
4.5
WNW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1388
478
452
296
771
738
588
635
642
1249
1853
2324
3181
4047
3713
4478
4613
4034
3900
3394
3625
4353
5523
5653
Wind (km/h)
30
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
SW
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SW
35
SW
35
SW
40
WSW
40
WSW
45
SW
45
SW
45
WSW
45
WSW
40
W
40
W
40
W
40
W
35
W
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
1:27AM4.28m
1:53PM4.20m
2:58AM4.03m
3:22PM4.06m
4:46AM4.01m
4:58PM4.14m
Low Tide
7:41AM2.19m
8:24PM2.09m
9:03AM2.49m
10:03PM2.14m
10:49AM2.53m
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clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
11
10
10
11
13
13
12
11
12
13
14
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
14
13
12
11
10
Feels °C
5
5
4
5
6
7
7
6
6
6
8
8
9
8
8
6
6
7
7
7
5
4
3
2
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