The Cove Surf Break

Lat Long: 58.62° N 3.65° W

The Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 02 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Cove sea temperature is
13.2° 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 (03 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cove at 2AM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Aug)4ft (1.2m)9s
Afternoon (03 Aug)4ft (1.2m)9s
Evening (03 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon morning, min 12°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, strong winds from the ESE by Tue morning).

Sun
2
Monday
3
Tuesday
4
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
2
2
2
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
WNW
8
1.4
NNW
8
1.4
NNW
9
1.3
NNW
9
1.3
NNW
9
1.2
N
9
1.2
N
9
1.2
N
9
1.2
N
9
1.1
N
8
1.1
N
8
1
N
8
1
N
8
0.9
N
8
0.9
N
8
0.8
N
8
0.7
N
8
0.7
N
8
0.6
N
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
169
256
281
276
283
235
230
230
220
177
169
136
136
111
107
84
63
61
43
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
5
N
5
ESE
5
ESE
10
E
10
E
20
E
20
ESE
25
SE
20
SE
25
SE
25
SE
30
ESE
30
SE
35
ESE
40
ESE
35
ESE
40
ESE
35
E
Wind State
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
11:48PM4.91m
12:20PM4.52m
00:23AM4.81m
12:59PM4.42m
Low Tide
5:43PM1.68m
6:12AM1.38m
6:19PM1.78m
6:50AM1.50m
6:59PM1.93m
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:07
5:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:35
9:31
9:30
 mm
1
5
4
1
3
Temp °C
13
13
12
12
12
12
14
15
15
13
13
13
13
13
12
12
12
12
12
Feels °C
10
12
11
10
10
10
11
11
10
10
9
8
8
8
5
4
5
5
6
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