Surf Break

Lat Long: 58.62° N 3.65° W

The Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 02 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 (02 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 12s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 11s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cove at 7PM is: 1.8m 12s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 02). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.5m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Oct)6.5ft (2.0m)12s
Afternoon (02 Oct)6ft (1.9m)12s
Evening (02 Oct)6ft (1.9m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri morning, min 10°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Fri afternoon, strong winds from the WSW by Sun night).

Fri
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
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)
4
4
4
3
0
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
2
3
2
2
3
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
W
12
1.9
W
12
1.9
W
12
1.8
W
12
1.9
W
11
1.6
W
11
1.5
W
11
2.1
W
11
1.2
W
10
2
W
10
2
W
10
2
W
9
2.2
W
9
2.5
W
9
2.5
W
10
2.5
W
11
3
W
11
3.5
W
12
3.5
W
12
3.5
W
12
3.5
W
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1151
1013
997
864
926
629
545
980
296
769
740
649
770
1016
1429
1626
2138
3243
3809
3892
4346
Wind (km/h)
20
S
25
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
35
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
SW
30
SW
35
WSW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
30
SW
30
SW
40
SW
45
WSW
45
WSW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
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
High Tide
12:48PM4.44m
1:27AM4.28m
1:53PM4.20m
2:58AM4.03m
3:22PM4.06m
Low Tide
7:12PM1.87m
7:41AM2.19m
8:24PM2.09m
9:03AM2.49m
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
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7:18
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7:24
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6:46
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6:44
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6:40
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1
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1
1
1
Temp °C
13
16
16
14
11
10
10
10
11
12
13
12
12
12
13
13
15
16
15
14
14
Feels °C
9
11
12
11
4
5
4
4
5
5
6
6
6
6
7
7
9
11
8
6
6
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