Palmer Cove surfForecast / Scot – East Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Wednesday 06 May 2026 BST
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Palmer Cove surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Palmer Cove sea temperature is
9.3° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Palmer Cove today?

The current surf forecast for Palmer Cove at 2AM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 06). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 May)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Afternoon (07 May)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Evening (07 May)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Thu afternoon, min 5°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Thu morning, light winds from the W by Fri morning).

Wed
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
Sat
9
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 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
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
N
9
0.4
N
9
0.4
N
9
0.4
N
9
0.4
N
10
0.4
N
10
0.5
N
10
0.5
N
10
0.5
N
10
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
10
0.3
NNE
10
0.3
NNE
10
0.3
NNE
10
0.3
NNE
10
0.3
NNE
9
0.5
NNW
4
0.6
NNW
4
0.7
N
4
0.4
N
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
26
25
25
25
31
33
51
49
47
29
28
17
28
28
18
18
18
18
18
17
8
12
18
37
Wind (km/h)
20
SE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
30
S
35
S
30
S
30
SSE
30
S
25
S
20
S
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
15
NW
20
N
15
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
N
20
N
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
3:35PM2.66m
3:41AM2.75m
4:20PM2.47m
4:27AM2.63m
5:15PM2.32m
5:23AM2.53m
Low Tide
9:20PM1.01m
9:54AM0.86m
10:00PM1.16m
10:46AM1.00m
10:50PM1.29m
11:53AM1.08m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
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5:05
5:03
5:01
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9:06
9:07
9:09
9:12
Temp °C
8
8
6
5
5
6
10
11
11
12
10
9
9
9
10
11
11
8
7
7
6
6
6
6
2
1
-2
-3
-2
-1
3
3
4
5
4
3
4
5
4
6
6
2
3
2
0
0
0
0
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
N
9
0.4
N
9
0.4
N
9
0.4
N
9
0.4
N
10
0.4
N
10
0.5
N
10
0.5
N
10
0.5
N
10
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
SE
5
0.4
ESE
7
0.3
NNE
10
0.3
NNE
10
0.3
NNE
10
0.3
NNE
10
0.3
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
N
9
0.2
N
9
0.4
N
11
Energy kJ
26
25
25
25
31
33
51
49
47
29
28
17
28
5
17
18
18
18
18
17
8
6
6
37
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NE
5
0.2
NNE
5
0.2
NNE
5
0.1
NE
5
0.1
NE
11
0.1
N
5
0.1
SE
7
0.1
SE
7
0.2
ESE
7
0.3
N
9
0.3
SE
7
0.4
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
10
0.3
ESE
5
0.2
E
5
0.2
E
5
0.2
ESE
5
0.2
ESE
5
0.2
ESE
5
0.2
ESE
5
0.2
N
11
0.1
NE
9
Energy kJ
5
3
2
1
5
1
2
2
5
14
7
28
18
5
2
2
3
2
2
2
10
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
NE
5
0.3
SE
7
0.2
N
9
0.3
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.2
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NW
9
Energy kJ
3
3
2
1
7
6
6
1
6
2
2
2
8
3
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
3
0.6
SE
3
0.6
SSE
3
0.6
SSE
4
0.6
SE
4
0.7
SSE
4
0.8
SSE
4
0.9
SSE
4
0.9
SSE
4
0.7
SE
4
0.6
SE
7
0.5
SE
4
0.3
WSW
3
0.3
W
3
0.4
WNW
3
0.5
NW
3
0.5
NNW
4
0.5
NNW
4
0.6
NNW
4
0.7
N
4
0.7
N
5
Energy kJ
2
8
8
9
12
14
17
24
32
18
30
9
2
2
3
6
8
8
12
18
21
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
3
3
1
Distance (km)
115
115
115
115
118
118
119
135
125
116
80
31
30
64
31
61
51
276
108
326
260
260
260
306
Best forecast wave conditions in Scotland - East Coast
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
3
3
1
1
4
3
3
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
9
7
6
5
5
8
5
5
6
7
6
5
7
5
7
5
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
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