The Cove Surf Break

Lat Long: 58.62° N 3.65° W

The Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 13 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Cove sea temperature is
13.6°C
1.0° 

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 (13 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 11s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cove at 10AM is: 2.1m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.3m 15s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Sep)7ft (2.1m)11s
Afternoon (13 Sep)6ft (1.8m)10s
Evening (13 Sep)5ft (1.5m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon morning, min 10°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
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
3
4
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
WNW
12
2.2
WNW
11
2.1
WNW
11
1.9
WNW
11
1.8
WNW
10
1.6
WNW
10
1.5
WNW
10
1.3
WNW
10
0.9
NNW
12
0.9
NNW
12
0.9
NNW
12
0.9
NNW
12
1.2
W
9
1.3
W
10
1.2
W
10
1.1
W
10
1.1
W
10
1.1
W
10
1
W
11
1
W
10
1.6
W
10
1.7
W
10
0.9
W
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1763
1176
1008
837
650
471
399
289
276
263
254
236
224
299
311
242
239
264
224
200
500
573
153
Wind (km/h)
20
W
15
W
15
WSW
15
W
5
WNW
10
ESE
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
20
SSE
10
S
10
SE
0
NW
5
NE
10
S
5
SSW
40
NW
35
WNW
35
WNW
20
WNW
30
NNW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
High Tide
10:45AM4.94m
10:49PM5.21m
11:16AM4.81m
11:23PM5.00m
11:47AM4.64m
Low Tide
4:31AM0.90m
4:40PM1.32m
5:06AM1.09m
5:15PM1.44m
5:39AM1.36m
5:50PM1.64m
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:39
6:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:40
7:38
7:36
 mm
1
1
7
2
2
3
5
2
1
1
Temp °C
10
11
12
13
14
13
12
13
14
14
17
15
16
16
14
14
14
14
12
13
13
13
12
Feels °C
6
7
9
9
12
11
9
10
11
11
14
12
15
15
15
14
13
14
5
7
7
9
6
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