Surf Break

Lat Long: 58.62° N 3.65° W

The Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 08 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Cove sea temperature is
13.0°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 (08 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cove at 11PM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 08). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Oct)--
Afternoon (08 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)11s
Evening (08 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 12°C on Fri morning, min 9°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Thu afternoon, strong winds from the NW by Sat morning).

Thu
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
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)
3
2
0
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
WNW
11
1.5
W
11
1.3
WNW
10
1.1
W
10
0.9
WNW
10
1.1
W
10
1.5
W
9
1.9
W
6
2.4
W
7
2.5
W
7
2.5
W
11
2.5
W
12
3
W
12
3.5
W
12
4
W
12
4
W
13
4.5
WNW
13
4
WNW
13
4
WNW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
622
525
377
240
157
219
367
241
511
657
1603
1688
2773
3331
4429
6052
6936
5781
4841
Wind (km/h)
10
S
20
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
20
S
20
WSW
30
W
35
W
40
W
30
W
30
W
35
W
40
W
40
W
35
WNW
45
NW
40
WNW
30
NW
20
NW
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
7:58PM4.93m
8:39AM4.86m
8:38PM5.10m
9:12AM4.94m
9:14PM5.17m
Low Tide
1:51PM1.76m
2:15AM1.09m
2:30PM1.53m
2:54AM0.98m
3:06PM1.38m
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
thunderstorm
rain showers
cloud
clear
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7:35
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7:37
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6:29
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6:27
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6:23
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 mm
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2
4
3
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1
1
1
2
1
1
2
1
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Temp °C
11
10
10
9
9
11
11
12
11
10
10
10
10
9
10
10
11
10
10
Feels °C
8
5
3
4
4
7
4
4
3
3
3
3
1
0
3
0
2
3
5
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