The Cove Surf Break

Lat Long: 58.62° N 3.65° W

The Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 24 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Cove sea temperature is
13.0° 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 (25 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jul, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 10s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cove at 1AM is: 3.0m 9s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Jul)13ft (4.0m)10s
Afternoon (25 Jul)11ft (3.5m)10s
Evening (25 Jul)10ft (3.0m)10s

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 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Fri night, light winds from the SSW by Sun night).

Fri
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
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)
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
W
9
2.5
W
9
2.5
W
9
3
W
9
3.5
W
9
3.5
W
10
4
WNW
10
3.5
WNW
10
3.5
WNW
10
3.5
WNW
10
2.5
WNW
10
2.3
WNW
10
2.1
WNW
10
1.9
WNW
10
1.7
WNW
10
1.6
W
10
2.2
NW
10
1.9
NNW
9
1.9
NNW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1187
1131
1146
1556
1894
2646
2967
2570
2314
2096
1378
1087
889
698
610
520
906
606
674
Wind (km/h)
40
WSW
35
WSW
40
WSW
45
WSW
50
WSW
50
W
45
WNW
40
WNW
40
WNW
35
W
30
W
25
WNW
25
NW
25
NW
25
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
6:01PM4.00m
6:29AM3.92m
7:01PM4.14m
7:34AM4.01m
7:51PM4.32m
Low Tide
00:26AM2.39m
12:46PM2.31m
1:24AM2.19m
1:36PM2.21m
cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:48
4:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:53
9:52
9:50
 mm
1
2
1
Temp °C
15
14
14
14
15
14
13
13
14
14
13
12
12
12
12
13
13
12
11
Feels °C
8
8
7
5
6
5
4
5
6
7
7
8
7
7
6
7
7
6
6
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