Palmer Cove Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Scotland – East Coast, UK)

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Palmer Cove Surf Guide

Palmer Cove on the East Coast is a quite exposed river break that has inconsistent surf. Winter and spring are the optimum times of year to visit. The best wind direction is from the south. Tends to receive a mix of groundswells and windswells and the ideal swell angle is from the north northeast. The river breaks offers right-handers. Best around low tide. It very rarely gets crowded here. Watch out for dangerous rips.

Palmer Cove Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
River	4	inconsistent	9.3°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Palmer Cove:

The best conditions reported for surf at Palmer Cove occur when a North-northeast swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the South.

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What's the best time of year to surf Palmer Cove (for consistent clean waves)?

octoberBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Palmer Cove with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of October. Clean surfable waves are typically found 4% of the time in October while 10% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 86% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

10%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

86%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Palmer Cove Location Map

Interactive Palmer Cove surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to Palmer Cove is Lossiemouth Airport (LMO) in U.k, 50 km (31 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Palmer Cove is Dyce (Aberdeen) Airport (ABZ), also in U.k, 55 km (34 miles) away.

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Palmer Cove Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Wednesday, 6 May 2026, 14:26 Local Time

m, °C	Wednesday 06
ft, °F	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM
Wave (m)	N	N	N	N
Period (s)	10	9	9	9
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	off	cross	cross- off	off

Tides at Palmer Cove

Current tide and informaton

For Banff, 1 km from Palmer Cove.

Next High Water: 03:35pm | 2.66m

Next Low Water: 09:20pm | 1.01m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Palmer Cove Sea Temperature

The water temperature (9.3 °C) at Palmer Cove is very cold. Despite the sun, surfers will need plenty of neoprene. Wear a quality winter wetsuit, a neoprene hood, gloves and boots. A windchill factor of (6.0 °C).

Today, many surfers would wear a winter wetsuit, a neoprene hood, gloves and boots.