Surf Break

Lat Long: 58.62° N 3.65° W

The Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 04 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Cove sea temperature is
13.2°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 (04 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 12s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Oct, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 13s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cove at 8AM is: 3.0m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Oct)10ft (3.0m)11s
Afternoon (04 Oct)11ft (3.5m)12s
Evening (04 Oct)13ft (4.0m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 9°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sun night, moderate winds from the W by Tue afternoon).

Sunday
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
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
2
2
1
2
2
2
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
3
3
2
1
1
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
W
9
2.5
W
10
3
W
11
3
W
11
3.5
W
11
4
W
12
4
W
13
4
W
13
4
W
13
4
W
12
4
W
12
4
W
12
4
WNW
11
4.5
WNW
12
5
WNW
12
5
WNW
13
4.5
WNW
13
4
WNW
12
3.5
WNW
12
3
WNW
11
3
WNW
11
3
WNW
11
3
WNW
11
2.5
WNW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
916
1375
1985
2241
3132
4402
4755
5024
5044
4851
4379
3876
4334
6167
7368
7786
6030
3998
3371
2476
2246
2109
1939
1513
Wind (km/h)
25
SSW
30
SSW
35
SW
40
SW
40
SW
40
WSW
40
WSW
45
WSW
50
WSW
45
SW
50
WSW
40
W
45
W
40
W
40
W
35
W
30
W
30
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
35
W
30
W
25
W
20
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
2:58AM4.03m
3:22PM4.06m
4:46AM4.01m
4:58PM4.14m
6:14AM4.22m
6:14PM4.39m
Low Tide
9:03AM2.49m
10:03PM2.14m
10:49AM2.53m
11:37PM1.93m
12:10PM2.32m
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7:28
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6:37
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1
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Temp °C
12
13
14
15
14
14
14
15
14
15
14
14
13
12
11
10
10
10
9
10
12
12
10
9
Feels °C
6
6
8
8
7
7
7
7
5
6
5
6
4
3
3
2
3
3
2
2
4
5
4
4
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