Surf Break

Lat Long: 58.62° N 3.65° W

The Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 13 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Cove sea temperature is
12.9°C
1.1° 

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 (13 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 7s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 10s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cove at 5PM is: 4.0m 10s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 13). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Oct)10ft (3.0m)7s
Afternoon (13 Oct)13ft (4.0m)10s
Evening (13 Oct)13ft (4.0m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Tue night). Mainly near gales.

Tue
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
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
1
0
0
3
4
3
3
2
1
3
4
7
8
7
7
6
6
7
5
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
W
7
4
W
10
3.5
W
10
4
W
10
4
W
10
4
W
10
3.5
W
12
3
WNW
12
2.5
W
11
2.4
W
11
2.4
W
12
3
W
13
4
W
15
4.5
W
17
5
W
17
3.5
WNW
19
5
WNW
16
5
WNW
16
5
WNW
15
5
WNW
14
4.5
WNW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
895
2750
2578
2908
3301
3019
3116
2164
1656
1388
1584
3075
6361
13262
14626
7748
13258
12829
10453
9639
6833
Wind (km/h)
50
WSW
50
WSW
45
WSW
50
W
45
W
35
WSW
25
SSW
30
S
35
S
40
S
55
S
40
S
35
WSW
30
WSW
20
SSW
25
SW
35
SW
40
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:41AM4.83m
10:54PM4.78m
11:10AM4.70m
11:28PM4.52m
11:40AM4.53m
Low Tide
4:50PM1.44m
5:06AM1.54m
5:24PM1.61m
5:37AM1.82m
6:01PM1.83m
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:43
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7:47
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7:48
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6:15
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6:13
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6:09
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 mm
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1
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1
2
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Temp °C
12
12
12
10
10
10
9
10
12
14
15
14
10
10
10
10
10
12
11
10
9
Feels °C
1
2
3
0
0
2
3
3
4
6
4
7
2
3
5
4
2
3
3
2
2
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