The Cove Surf Break

Lat Long: 58.62° N 3.65° W

The Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Cove sea temperature is
12.1° 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 (08 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cove at 2PM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jul)4ft (1.2m)9s
Afternoon (08 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)9s
Evening (08 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
Sat
11
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
1 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
2
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
W
9
0.8
W
9
1.2
W
9
1.3
W
9
1.4
W
9
1.6
W
6
1
W
9
1.3
W
9
1.2
W
9
1.1
W
9
1.1
W
9
1.3
W
9
1.5
W
9
1.4
W
9
1.2
W
9
1.1
W
9
1
W
9
0.9
W
9
0.8
W
9
1.1
W
11
1.2
W
11
1.3
W
10
1.2
W
10
1.2
W
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
287
106
239
280
327
170
173
287
239
196
198
270
343
291
214
184
152
123
97
289
319
333
273
273
Wind (km/h)
20
W
15
W
15
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
10
WNW
0
SSW
5
E
5
SE
10
S
5
S
5
NNW
10
N
5
NE
5
NNE
5
NNW
5
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
10
WNW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
off
glassy
on
cross-on
glassy
on
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:32AM4.42m
3:28PM4.15m
3:34AM4.35m
4:32PM4.19m
4:44AM4.32m
5:39PM4.30m
Low Tide
9:06AM1.88m
9:27PM2.34m
10:13AM1.93m
10:45PM2.31m
11:26AM1.91m
00:02AM2.14m
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:18
4:18
4:20
4:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
10:19
10:17
10:16
10:15
 mm
1
3
Temp °C
14
15
16
17
19
17
14
13
13
15
18
21
19
17
16
14
14
13
12
10
10
12
12
11
Feels °C
11
13
15
14
16
16
15
13
13
14
18
22
19
17
16
14
14
12
10
8
7
9
10
9
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