The Cove Surf Break

Lat Long: 58.62° N 3.65° W

The Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 29 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Cove sea temperature is
13.9°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 (29 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cove at 4AM is: 1.0m 5s primary swell from a North direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 29). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)5s
Afternoon (29 Aug)3ft (0.9m)6s
Evening (29 Aug)4ft (1.2m)7s

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 14°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NNE
5
1
N
5
1.1
N
5
1.1
N
6
1.1
N
6
0.9
NNW
6
1.2
N
7
1.2
N
7
1.2
N
7
1.1
N
7
1.1
N
7
1
N
7
0.9
N
7
0.8
N
7
0.7
N
6
0.6
N
7
0.6
N
7
0.5
N
6
0.5
N
6
0.5
N
6
0.4
N
6
0.4
N
6
1.5
W
6
1.6
W
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
40
51
67
72
78
62
130
138
138
114
111
92
71
55
41
31
32
22
20
21
13
13
176
339
Wind (km/h)
25
N
25
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
N
15
N
15
NNE
15
NE
10
NE
15
ENE
15
E
15
E
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
10
SSE
20
SW
40
W
35
W
25
W
20
SW
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
10:13AM4.81m
10:16PM5.11m
10:42AM4.84m
10:47PM5.13m
11:13AM4.82m
Low Tide
4:03AM1.17m
4:11PM1.43m
4:35AM1.10m
4:44PM1.40m
5:08AM1.12m
5:17PM1.45m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:03
6:07
6:09
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8:23
8:22
8:19
 mm
1
2
Temp °C
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
12
12
12
12
13
13
14
13
13
13
13
13
14
13
13
13
13
Feels °C
9
9
9
9
9
10
11
9
10
10
9
10
10
10
9
9
10
10
12
11
5
5
7
9
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