The Cove Surf Break

Lat Long: 58.62° N 3.65° W

The Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 23 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Cove sea temperature is
13.6°C
0.3° 

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 (23 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cove at 10PM is: 1.3m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Aug)--
Afternoon (23 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Evening (23 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon morning, min 12°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the SE by Tue morning).

Sun
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
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
2
3
4
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
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
WNW
8
1
WNW
8
1.3
WNW
11
1.5
WNW
11
1.9
WNW
12
2.1
WNW
11
2
WNW
11
2
WNW
11
1.8
WNW
11
1.7
W
11
1.6
W
11
1.6
W
10
1.5
W
10
1.3
W
10
1.2
W
11
1.1
W
10
0.9
W
10
0.8
W
9
0.7
W
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
116
122
346
480
931
1083
925
883
763
669
584
551
461
347
323
262
149
109
73
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
NW
5
WNW
0
SSW
10
SE
15
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
25
SE
30
SE
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:34PM4.01m
7:22AM3.94m
7:29PM4.24m
8:08AM4.17m
8:10PM4.48m
Low Tide
1:05AM2.25m
1:18PM2.35m
1:49AM1.97m
1:59PM2.11m
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:52
5:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:40
8:37
8:36
 mm
Temp °C
14
14
13
13
13
13
14
18
18
16
14
13
12
12
14
16
16
13
12
Feels °C
12
13
12
13
12
11
11
14
14
12
10
9
8
9
9
11
11
8
8
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