Surf Break

Lat Long: 58.62° N 3.65° W

The Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 09 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Cove sea temperature is
12.9°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 (09 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 6s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 7s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 11s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cove at 10AM is: 1.9m 6s primary swell from a West direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.3m 15s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Oct)6ft (1.9m)6s
Afternoon (09 Oct)7.5ft (2.3m)7s
Evening (09 Oct)8ft (2.5m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 11°C on Fri morning, min 8°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Sat morning, calm by Sun morning).

Friday
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
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)
2
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
4
3
2
2
3
4
3
2
3
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WNW
10
1.5
W
10
1.9
W
6
2.2
W
7
2.4
W
7
2.4
W
7
2.5
W
11
2.5
W
12
3
W
12
3.5
W
12
4.5
WNW
12
4.5
W
13
4
WNW
13
4
WNW
13
4
WNW
13
3.5
WNW
12
3
WNW
12
2.5
WNW
11
1.7
WNW
11
1.9
WNW
10
1.7
WNW
10
1.6
WNW
10
1.3
WNW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
157
408
279
460
573
573
1603
1794
2340
3041
5886
6245
6020
6064
5262
3474
2413
1546
673
749
551
473
328
Wind (km/h)
20
S
30
W
35
W
40
W
35
W
35
W
30
W
35
W
40
W
40
W
45
NW
40
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
15
N
15
NW
15
WNW
10
NW
5
NW
5
W
5
E
15
SE
20
SE
Wind State
off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:39AM4.86m
8:38PM5.10m
9:12AM4.94m
9:14PM5.17m
9:43AM4.96m
9:49PM5.13m
Low Tide
2:15AM1.09m
2:30PM1.53m
2:54AM0.98m
3:06PM1.38m
3:29AM0.99m
3:41PM1.32m
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light rain
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rain showers
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
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part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
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7:37
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7:39
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6:27
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6:23
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6:21
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 mm
2
3
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1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
2
2
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Temp °C
10
11
10
11
11
10
10
10
10
10
10
11
10
10
10
9
9
9
10
10
11
9
9
Feels °C
6
5
3
3
3
2
3
3
2
1
0
2
2
4
6
5
5
7
8
9
9
5
4
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