The Cove Surf Forecast and Surf Reports
(Scotland – North Coast, UK)
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The Cove Spot ID
Type: reef
Reliability: fairly consistent
Best: Swell NW | Wind S
Sea Temperature Today is: 12.6 °C
| Sunday 20 | Mon | |||
| 4PM | 7PM | 10PM | 1AM | |
| Wave (m) |
 N |
 NNE |
 N |
 N |
| Period (s) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| Wind (km/h) |  |
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| Wind State | on | on | on | cross- on |
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The Cove on the North Coast is an exposed reef break that has fairly consistent surf and can work at any time of the year. Offshore winds blow from the south. Tends to receive a mix of groundswells and windswells and the ideal swell direction is from the northwest. There is a right breaking reef. A fairly popluar wave that can sometimes get crowded Beware of rocks and rips.
Forecast Wave Energy (Power): 12hrs
Tide Times:
For Scrabster, Scotland, 6 km from The Cove.
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The Cove Tide Times and Tide Chart
Live Weather:
At SHIP1230, 9 km from The Cove.
- |  | Air temperature 9.0 °C |
Buoy Data:
At EMEC Waverider at Billia Croo wave power test site, 27 miles from The Cove.
| 9AM | 10AM | 11AM | 12PM | |
| Data Age | 5 hr | 4 hr | 3 hr | 2 hr |
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| Dominant period (s) | 7.7 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 8.3 |
Overall The Cove Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution in October
Surf photos from
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Use this relief map to navigate to Scot - North Coast surf spots and tide stations that are in the area of The Cove
Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to The Cove:
(click location name for more details)- Closest break0 mi
- Second closest break0 mi
- Third closest break0 mi
- Fourth closest break4 mi
- Fifth closest break5 mi
Wave buoys nearest to The Cove:
- Closest wave buoy27 mi
- Second closest wave buoy47 mi
- Third closest wave buoy130 mi
- Fourth closest wave buoy149 mi
- Fifth closest wave buoy152 mi
Tide stations nearest to The Cove:
- Closest tide station4 mi
- Second closest tide station24 mi
- Third closest tide station35 mi
- Fourth closest tide station52 mi
- Fifth closest tide station64 mi
Ski Resorts closest to The Cove:
- Closest ski area99 mi
- Second closest ski area103 mi
- Third closest ski area125 mi
- Fourth closest ski area132 mi
- Fifth closest ski area144 mi
Town and city forecasts close to The Cove:
- Closest city location84 mi
- Second closest city location116 mi
- Third closest city location150 mi
- Fourth closest city location154 mi
- Fifth closest city location168 mi
Airports
- The closest passenger airport to The Cove is Wick Airport (WIC) in U.k., 37 km (23 miles) away (directly).
- The second nearest airport to The Cove is Kirkwall Airport (KOI) in Scotland, 57 km (35 miles) away.
- Third is Lossiemouth Airport (LMO) in U.k, 104 km (65 miles) away.
- Inverness Airport (INV) in U.k is 122 km (76 miles) away.
- Stornoway Airport (SYY) in U.k. is the fifth nearest airport to The Cove and is 162 km (101 miles) away.
This is the Surf-Forecast page for The Cove, Scot - North Coast. Use the tab navigation above to view The Cove sea temperature, The Cove photographs, The Cove detailed swell predictions, wind and weather forecasts, The Cove webcams, current wind from Scot - North Coast live weather stations and The Cove tide predictions. The United Kingdom swell maps link will open up the big picture showing United Kingdom and the surrounding seas. These swell maps can be animated to show the different swell components, wave energy, wave period, wave heights, together with wind and weather forecasts, current weather and sea state observations from United Kingdom wave-buoys, passing ships and coastal weather stations. Each of the forecast pages for this surf break feature a global and regional wavefinder tool to locate the best surf conditions in the area around The Cove.
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