The Cove Surf Break

Lat Long: 58.62° N 3.65° W

The Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 30 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Cove sea temperature is
13.9°C
0.8° 

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 (30 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cove at 6PM is: 0.7m 7s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)7s
Afternoon (30 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Evening (30 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon morning, min 9°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Tue morning, light winds from the NNW by Tue night).

Sun
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
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
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
N
7
0.9
N
7
0.8
N
7
0.7
N
7
0.7
N
7
0.6
N
7
0.6
N
7
0.5
N
6
0.5
N
6
0.5
N
6
0.4
N
6
1.5
W
5
1.5
W
6
1.3
W
6
1.2
W
7
0.7
W
6
0.4
W
9
2.5
W
8
2
WNW
7
1.9
NW
7
1.8
NW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
73
71
56
43
44
33
32
22
21
19
12
120
156
143
124
31
26
804
414
362
355
Wind (km/h)
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
10
SSE
10
WSW
15
WNW
35
W
30
W
20
W
15
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
40
SSW
40
W
40
WNW
30
WNW
25
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:42AM4.84m
10:47PM5.13m
11:13AM4.82m
11:19PM5.06m
11:47AM4.72m
Low Tide
4:44PM1.40m
5:08AM1.12m
5:17PM1.45m
5:43AM1.23m
5:54PM1.57m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:07
6:09
6:11
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8:22
8:19
8:15
 mm
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
12
13
14
14
13
13
13
14
15
16
12
12
12
11
13
13
14
14
13
11
11
Feels °C
9
10
10
10
10
10
11
13
14
14
5
6
8
7
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
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