The Cove Surf Break

Lat Long: 58.62° N 3.65° W

The Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 27 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Cove sea temperature is
13.1° C
0.0° 

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 (27 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cove at 4PM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 1.3m 9s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction, 1.2m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Jul)6ft (1.8m)10s
Afternoon (27 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Evening (27 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Mon morning, calm by Wed night).

Mon
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
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
1
0
0
2
3
3
2
1
1
1
0
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
W
10
1.9
W
10
1.3
W
10
1.6
W
10
1.4
W
10
1.3
W
10
1.2
W
10
1.2
N
9
1.2
N
9
1.2
N
9
1.2
N
9
1.1
N
9
1.4
W
9
1.8
W
9
1.7
W
8
1.5
W
8
1.5
W
9
1.5
W
8
1.5
W
8
1.4
W
8
1.1
W
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
663
730
340
510
384
326
289
235
235
240
246
202
306
482
411
320
328
317
298
251
149
Wind (km/h)
30
WSW
30
W
25
W
25
W
15
W
10
WSW
10
S
10
SE
25
SE
20
SSE
25
SW
30
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
20
WNW
5
NNW
0
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
on
glassy
High Tide
8:24AM4.15m
8:32PM4.50m
9:05AM4.29m
9:09PM4.66m
9:40AM4.43m
9:42PM4.80m
Low Tide
2:18PM2.06m
2:49AM1.76m
2:55PM1.92m
3:24AM1.58m
3:30PM1.78m
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cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:52
4:54
4:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:47
9:45
9:44
 mm
2
3
1
Temp °C
14
15
14
14
13
13
13
13
13
13
17
17
15
15
13
14
15
16
15
14
12
Feels °C
8
9
9
9
10
11
11
11
9
10
13
12
12
12
9
10
11
12
11
13
12
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