The Cove Surf Break

Lat Long: 58.62° N 3.65° W

The Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 14 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Cove sea temperature is
13.6° C
0.1° 

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 (14 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cove at 9AM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 14). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Afternoon (14 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)5s
Evening (14 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri morning, min 11°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Sat morning, calm by Sun night).

Friday
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
W
10
0.7
W
10
0.7
W
10
0.7
W
10
1.1
W
5
1
W
5
0.5
N
9
1
W
5
1.2
W
5
1.3
W
5
1.3
W
5
1.5
W
6
1.6
W
8
1.5
W
8
1.4
W
8
1.2
W
8
1.2
W
8
1.1
W
8
1
W
8
0.9
WNW
8
0.8
WNW
7
0.8
N
8
0.8
N
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
94
94
92
89
52
43
41
42
71
90
99
151
334
295
264
195
190
157
124
96
73
74
74
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
25
W
25
W
25
WNW
25
W
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
W
30
W
30
W
25
W
20
W
20
W
20
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
15
NNW
5
ENE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
10:39AM4.99m
10:40PM5.35m
11:18AM4.92m
11:19PM5.28m
11:55AM4.77m
Low Tide
4:17AM0.79m
4:28PM1.34m
4:58AM0.82m
5:07PM1.40m
5:37AM0.98m
5:45PM1.53m
light rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:31
5:33
5:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:05
9:02
9:00
 mm
1
2
1
1
Temp °C
15
14
15
17
16
15
13
13
13
13
14
14
14
14
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
13
12
Feels °C
14
11
13
14
12
11
9
9
8
8
9
8
9
10
10
10
10
11
10
9
10
11
12
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