Surf Break

Lat Long: 58.62° N 3.65° W

The Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 10 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Cove sea temperature is
12.9°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 (10 Oct):

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

The current surf forecast for The Cove at 10AM is: 3.5m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

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

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon night, min 8°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Sat morning, calm by Sun afternoon).

Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
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
0
0
0
0
3
2
0
0
0
0
1
3
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
W
12
3
W
12
3.5
W
12
4
W
13
4
W
13
4
WNW
13
4
WNW
13
3.5
WNW
12
3
WNW
12
3
WNW
11
2.4
WNW
11
2.1
WNW
10
1.8
WNW
10
1.6
WNW
10
1.3
WNW
10
1.2
WNW
10
1
W
10
0.9
WNW
10
0.8
W
10
0.6
W
10
0.6
W
9
0.3
W
13
0.4
NNE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2184
2525
4016
5685
5685
5391
4793
3413
2569
1841
1292
867
637
480
322
288
196
157
117
67
61
28
26
Wind (km/h)
35
W
40
WNW
40
WNW
40
WNW
35
WNW
20
NNW
20
NW
25
NW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
NW
10
NW
5
W
15
SE
20
SE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
S
15
SE
25
SE
30
SSE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:12AM4.94m
9:14PM5.17m
9:43AM4.96m
9:49PM5.13m
10:13AM4.92m
Low Tide
2:54AM0.98m
3:06PM1.38m
3:29AM0.99m
3:41PM1.32m
4:02AM1.10m
4:15PM1.34m
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
clear
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part cloud
part cloud
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part cloud
clear
clear
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cloud
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7:39
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7:41
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6:23
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6:21
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6:17
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 mm
2
2
2
1
3
2
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Temp °C
10
10
10
11
9
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
11
9
8
9
8
9
11
14
14
12
14
Feels °C
3
2
1
3
1
6
5
4
4
4
5
6
9
5
3
4
3
4
7
11
12
7
8
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