The Cove Surf Break

Lat Long: 58.62° N 3.65° W

The Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 29 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Cove sea temperature is
13.2° C
0.0° 

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 (29 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cove at 2PM is: 1.7m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am July 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Jul)7ft (2.2m)9s
Afternoon (29 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)8s
Evening (29 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed morning, min 11°C on Thu morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
31
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
1
1
0
0
0
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
W
9
2.2
W
9
2.2
W
9
1.7
W
8
1.4
WNW
8
1.1
W
8
1
W
8
0.9
NNW
8
0.8
NNW
7
0.9
NNW
8
0.9
NNW
8
1
NNW
8
1.1
NNW
8
1.2
WNW
5
1.2
WNW
5
1.3
WNW
6
1.6
WNW
6
1.7
WNW
7
1.4
WNW
7
1.3
WNW
7
1
WNW
6
0.9
WNW
6
0.9
WNW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
440
770
735
392
264
157
129
98
68
107
99
110
131
61
60
107
197
241
180
134
85
67
58
Wind (km/h)
30
SW
30
SW
30
WSW
25
W
20
W
15
W
5
WSW
10
SSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
10
W
15
WSW
25
W
25
WNW
25
W
30
W
25
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
W
30
W
20
W
20
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
High Tide
9:40AM4.43m
9:42PM4.80m
10:12AM4.53m
10:14PM4.89m
10:43AM4.59m
Low Tide
3:24AM1.58m
3:30PM1.78m
3:58AM1.44m
4:04PM1.69m
4:30AM1.35m
4:37PM1.63m
clear
clear
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cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:56
4:58
5:00
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:44
9:42
9:38
 mm
1
1
1
4
2
1
Temp °C
13
13
15
16
16
15
14
13
12
12
14
11
13
12
11
11
11
11
13
14
15
14
12
Feels °C
7
7
9
10
12
11
13
11
10
10
11
8
7
6
6
5
5
6
7
9
8
9
8
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