The Cove Surf Break

Lat Long: 58.62° N 3.65° W

The Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 30 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Cove sea temperature is
13.9°C
0.8° 

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 (30 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cove at 4AM is: 1.1m 7s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 30). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)7s
Afternoon (30 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Evening (30 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon morning, min 11°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Sat night, strong winds from the W by Tue morning).

Sunday
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
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
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
N
7
1.1
N
7
1
N
7
0.9
N
7
0.8
N
7
0.8
N
7
0.7
N
7
0.6
N
7
0.6
N
7
0.6
N
7
0.5
N
6
0.5
N
6
0.3
W
9
1.3
W
5
1.6
W
6
1.5
W
7
1.2
W
7
0.9
WNW
6
0.7
W
6
1.3
W
6
1.6
W
6
1.4
WNW
6
1.4
NW
6
1
W
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
163
114
91
74
56
56
43
33
33
32
22
20
14
70
158
202
126
64
29
112
160
123
137
130
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
E
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
W
35
W
30
W
25
W
15
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
40
W
45
W
30
WNW
15
NNW
10
N
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
10:16PM5.11m
10:42AM4.84m
10:47PM5.13m
11:13AM4.82m
11:19PM5.06m
11:47AM4.72m
Low Tide
4:35AM1.10m
4:44PM1.40m
5:08AM1.12m
5:17PM1.45m
5:43AM1.23m
5:54PM1.57m
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6:07
6:09
6:11
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8:22
8:19
8:15
 mm
1
Temp °C
12
12
12
12
13
14
13
13
13
13
13
15
12
12
12
11
12
13
13
13
13
13
12
11
Feels °C
10
10
9
9
10
11
10
10
10
11
12
13
6
5
6
8
7
7
7
5
4
7
9
9
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