The Cove Surf Break

Lat Long: 58.62° N 3.65° W

The Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 23 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Cove sea temperature is
13.0° C
0.1° 

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 (23 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 8s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cove at 7AM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jul)5ft (1.6m)8s
Afternoon (23 Jul)6ft (1.9m)7s
Evening (23 Jul)8ft (2.4m)8s

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 16°C on Fri morning, min 12°C on Wed night). Mainly strong winds.

Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
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
1
1
1
2
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
WNW
8
1.5
WNW
8
1.5
WNW
8
1.6
WNW
7
1.8
WNW
6
2
W
7
2.2
W
8
2.4
WNW
8
2.4
WNW
8
2.4
WNW
9
2.5
WNW
9
2.5
W
9
2.5
W
9
2.5
W
8
2.5
W
9
2.5
W
9
3
W
9
3.5
W
9
3.5
W
9
4
WNW
10
3.5
WNW
10
3.5
WNW
10
3
WNW
10
3
WNW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
231
257
250
259
282
400
551
695
748
897
997
1041
996
1021
941
1009
1428
1775
2308
3008
2576
2372
2018
1602
Wind (km/h)
30
WNW
30
W
30
W
30
W
30
W
40
W
40
W
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
40
W
35
WSW
40
WSW
45
WSW
45
WSW
45
W
45
WNW
45
WNW
40
WNW
40
WNW
35
WNW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
4:00AM4.08m
4:54PM3.95m
5:13AM3.94m
6:01PM4.00m
6:29AM3.92m
7:01PM4.14m
Low Tide
10:35AM2.28m
11:12PM2.51m
11:45AM2.35m
00:26AM2.39m
12:46PM2.31m
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light rain
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cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
part cloud
clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:43
4:46
4:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:55
9:53
9:52
 mm
1
2
1
Temp °C
12
12
13
13
15
15
14
13
14
13
13
14
16
15
14
13
14
14
13
13
13
13
12
12
Feels °C
7
7
8
7
9
8
6
7
8
7
6
7
10
8
8
5
6
6
5
5
4
6
4
5
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