The Cove Surf Break

Lat Long: 58.62° N 3.65° W

The Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 17 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Cove sea temperature is
13.1° C
0.6° 

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 (17 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cove at 6AM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Afternoon (17 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Evening (17 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 10°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
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)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
11
0.8
WNW
10
0.8
WNW
10
0.8
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
9
1.3
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
1.2
NW
8
1.2
WNW
8
1.1
NW
8
1
WNW
7
1
WNW
7
1
WNW
7
1
WNW
7
0.9
WNW
7
0.9
WNW
7
0.9
WNW
7
0.8
WNW
7
0.8
WNW
7
0.3
WNW
12
0.8
WNW
7
0.9
WNW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
214
191
133
125
110
108
101
233
106
192
171
147
114
101
101
101
81
84
84
59
57
27
60
64
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
25
WNW
30
WNW
30
NW
25
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
30
NNW
25
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
W
20
WNW
25
W
20
W
25
W
20
WNW
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
10:59PM5.25m
11:45AM4.85m
11:44PM5.19m
12:31PM4.70m
00:29AM5.05m
1:16PM4.50m
Low Tide
5:20AM0.88m
5:31PM1.54m
6:05AM1.00m
6:14PM1.70m
6:51AM1.22m
6:58PM1.91m
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clear
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cloud
cloud
clear
clear
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cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:31
4:33
4:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
10:07
10:05
10:04
 mm
Temp °C
12
10
11
12
12
12
12
12
12
11
11
12
12
12
12
11
11
11
11
13
14
13
13
12
Feels °C
11
7
8
8
8
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
8
8
8
8
8
8
9
9
9
9
9
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