The Cove Surf Break

Lat Long: 58.62° N 3.65° W

The Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 21 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Cove sea temperature is
13.4°C
0.9° 

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 (21 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 12s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cove at 7AM is: 2.3m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Sep)6.5ft (2.0m)12s
Afternoon (21 Sep)5ft (1.6m)11s
Evening (21 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 9°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sun night, light winds from the WSW by Mon afternoon).

Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
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)
2
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
1
1
1
1
3
3
4
3
3
2
0
1
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
WNW
12
2.5
WNW
12
2.3
WNW
12
2
W
12
1.6
WNW
12
1.6
W
11
1.7
W
11
1.6
W
11
1.5
W
10
1.5
W
10
1.6
W
10
1.9
W
10
1.8
W
10
1.6
W
10
1.4
W
11
2.1
W
14
2.5
W
15
3
W
14
2.5
W
14
2.5
W
14
2.5
W
13
2.5
W
13
2.4
WNW
12
2.3
WNW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2271
1786
1437
1136
718
629
658
573
461
432
494
708
635
492
432
1855
2970
3244
2939
2856
2359
2154
1617
1413
Wind (km/h)
20
W
10
SSW
15
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSW
15
SSW
5
WSW
10
S
20
S
20
SSW
20
S
20
W
15
W
15
WNW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
W
10
W
10
W
15
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
10
WNW
Wind State
cross
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
5:51AM3.71m
5:57PM3.94m
6:54AM3.95m
6:54PM4.19m
7:36AM4.21m
7:36PM4.46m
Low Tide
11:27PM2.52m
11:54AM2.69m
00:34AM2.26m
12:51PM2.43m
1:18AM1.97m
1:32PM2.14m
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clear
clear
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clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:54
6:56
7:00
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:17
7:15
7:12
 mm
1
Temp °C
11
10
10
9
11
16
17
17
16
15
15
14
13
12
12
12
12
12
11
11
12
12
11
11
Feels °C
7
8
6
4
8
14
17
16
13
12
12
11
10
9
10
10
10
10
8
8
7
7
7
9
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