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The Cove surfForecast / Scot – North Coast / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Wednesday 20 May 2026 BSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
The Cove surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's The Cove sea temperature is
9.1° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at The Cove today?
The current surf forecast for The Cove at 11AM is: 0.8m 15s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 20). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (20 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (20 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at The Cove. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri morning, min 10°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 20 | Thursday 21 | Friday 22 | Sat 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | |
81 | 176 | 298 | 343 | 411 | 293 | 276 | 212 | 191 | 431 | 246 | 166 | 196 | 191 | 59 | 57 | 58 | 57 | 52 | 34 | 34 | 53 | 53 | 52 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 12:01PM4.73m | 00:11AM4.84m | 1:04PM4.50m | 1:08AM4.65m | 2:15PM4.30m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:42AM1.19m | 6:01PM1.69m | 6:35AM1.35m | 6:54PM2.00m | 7:36AM1.54m | 7:56PM2.27m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:31 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:50 | — | 9:52 |
— | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 |
8 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 11 | E 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 11 | W 10 | W 6 | WSW 10 | W 6 | W 6 | W 10 |
 kJ | 71 | 49 | 298 | 343 | 411 | 293 | 276 | 212 | 187 | 431 | 246 | 166 | 196 | 3 | 52 | 43 | 21 | 57 | 52 | 9 | 34 | 15 | 30 | 52 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 16 | W 16 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | E 6 | N 7 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 6 | W 6 | WSW 10 | SE 6 | W 10 | W 10 | SE 6 |
| kJ | 81 | 176 | 30 | 29 | 18 | 17 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 106 | 99 | 96 | 3 | 1 | 59 | 57 | 58 | 13 | 11 | 34 | 1 | 53 | 53 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 10 | W 8 | W 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | N 7 | N 7 | E 6 | E 5 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | SE 5 | N 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | N 6 |
| kJ | 14 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NW 7 | W 4 | W 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | SSW 3 | S 3 | S 2 | S 3 | W 11 | — | — | — | — | SE 5 | — | W 5 | — | — | W 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 2 | 17 | 57 | 64 | 191 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 191 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 15 | — | — | 35 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 22 | 32 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
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