Surf Break

Lat Long: 58.62° N 3.65° W

The Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 18 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Cove sea temperature is
12.6°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 (19 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cove at 12AM is: 2.4m 14s primary swell from a West direction and 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Oct)--
Afternoon (19 Oct)5ft (1.6m)10s
Evening (19 Oct)8ft (2.5m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Mon night, min 7°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Sun afternoon, strong winds from the SE by Tue morning).

Sun
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
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)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
3
2
1
1
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
W
10
1.6
WNW
15
2.5
W
14
2.3
W
13
2
W
13
1.6
W
13
1.4
WNW
16
3
WNW
16
3.5
WNW
16
3.5
WNW
15
3.5
WNW
15
3
WNW
14
3
WNW
14
3
WNW
14
2.5
WNW
13
2.5
WNW
13
2.4
WNW
13
2.3
WNW
13
2.2
WNW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
584
1232
2507
1811
1305
822
998
3981
5394
5634
5322
4237
3528
2780
2293
2155
1960
1831
1616
Wind (km/h)
5
SSW
15
S
15
SSW
15
S
15
SSE
10
SSW
15
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
35
SE
40
SE
45
SE
45
SE
50
SE
45
SE
35
SE
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:07PM3.91m
3:32AM3.63m
3:39PM3.83m
5:03AM3.73m
5:02PM3.93m
Low Tide
8:47PM2.48m
9:12AM2.83m
10:28PM2.46m
11:00AM2.75m
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Temp °C
9
8
9
8
9
7
9
10
10
11
11
12
12
11
11
12
11
11
11
Feels °C
7
4
5
4
4
3
4
6
6
6
5
7
5
3
2
2
1
2
4
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