The Cove Surf Break

Lat Long: 58.62° N 3.65° W

The Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 04 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Cove sea temperature is
13.7°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 (04 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 10s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cove at 1PM is: 2.5m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)11s
Afternoon (04 Sep)15ft (4.5m)9s
Evening (04 Sep)15ft (4.5m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Fri afternoon, light winds from the SW by Sat night).

Friday
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
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
3
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
3
2
1
0
2
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
W
9
1.5
W
11
1.8
W
10
2.5
W
12
4.5
W
9
5
W
11
4.5
W
10
4
W
9
3.5
WNW
9
3.5
W
8
3
WNW
9
3
WNW
10
2.5
WNW
10
2.2
WNW
10
1.9
WNW
9
1.7
WNW
9
1.5
WNW
9
1.3
WNW
8
0.9
W
9
0.8
W
8
0.8
W
8
0.8
W
8
0.8
W
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
280
515
687
1967
3009
6437
3845
2457
1650
1763
1582
1537
1177
885
597
446
336
227
117
89
89
89
99
Wind (km/h)
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
45
WSW
60
W
55
W
50
W
45
W
40
W
45
WNW
40
WNW
35
WNW
25
W
20
W
15
SW
15
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
S
25
S
25
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
1:32AM4.40m
2:10PM4.17m
2:47AM4.12m
3:31PM4.04m
4:29AM4.01m
5:06PM4.09m
Low Tide
7:57AM2.02m
8:29PM2.21m
9:12AM2.31m
10:04PM2.29m
10:53AM2.41m
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:18
6:20
6:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:07
8:05
8:01
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
4
1
Temp °C
12
13
12
14
13
13
12
12
12
11
12
13
14
13
12
13
13
11
12
13
17
17
16
Feels °C
7
8
7
5
1
2
2
3
4
2
4
6
9
9
9
10
9
6
8
9
14
13
12
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