The Cove Surf Break

Lat Long: 58.62° N 3.65° W

The Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 31 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 (31 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 4s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cove at 7AM is: 0.5m 6s primary swell from a North direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 31). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Afternoon (31 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)4s
Evening (31 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon morning, min 9°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Tue morning, calm by Wed morning).

Monday
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
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)
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
3
2
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
N
7
0.6
N
7
0.5
N
6
0.5
N
6
0.5
N
6
1.1
W
4
1.3
W
5
1.3
WNW
6
0.9
NW
7
0.5
W
10
0.4
W
9
0.4
W
9
1.6
W
6
1.5
W
6
1.8
W
6
1.7
WNW
6
1.6
WNW
6
1.1
W
8
1.6
NNW
8
1.9
NNW
9
1.9
NNW
10
1.8
N
10
1.7
N
10
1.6
N
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
33
32
21
20
19
46
92
126
63
47
32
26
194
143
214
253
191
135
346
542
681
618
541
494
Wind (km/h)
20
ESE
15
SE
10
SSE
10
WSW
20
W
30
WNW
25
W
15
SW
15
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
35
SSW
35
W
35
W
30
W
30
WNW
25
WNW
25
NW
15
NW
10
WNW
0
NE
20
ESE
25
SE
30
SE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:47PM5.13m
11:13AM4.82m
11:19PM5.06m
11:47AM4.72m
11:55PM4.92m
12:25PM4.57m
Low Tide
5:08AM1.12m
5:17PM1.45m
5:43AM1.23m
5:54PM1.57m
6:21AM1.42m
6:34PM1.76m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:09
6:11
6:13
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8:19
8:15
8:13
 mm
2
2
Temp °C
13
13
14
15
15
13
12
12
13
13
13
14
14
14
13
11
10
10
9
10
12
12
11
12
Feels °C
10
11
13
14
12
7
6
9
9
8
8
8
7
7
7
5
4
5
5
7
11
8
5
7
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