The Cove surfForecast / Scot – North Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Saturday 21 Feb 2026 GMT
Forecast 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
7.2° 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 7AM is: 1.5m 15s primary swell from a West direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a North direction, 1.4m 6s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm February 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Feb)5ft (1.5m)15s
Afternoon (22 Feb)5.5ft (1.7m)14s
Evening (22 Feb)8ft (2.5m)14s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
4
3
4
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.9
W
1.8
W
1.7
W
1.5
W
1.5
W
1.6
W
1.7
W
1.8
W
2.5
W
2.1
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
2.5
W
2.3
W
2
W
1.7
W
1.5
W
1.4
W
1.5
W
1.7
W
Period(s) (?)161616161514141414161616161616161514141413131212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1927162614151060940104111431192245521043705371043864636452338422794218116081048757649649819
Wind
(km/h)
30
SE
25
SW
30
WSW
30
SW
35
SW
35
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
20
SSW
25
SW
20
WSW
20
W
20
W
10
W
10
S
15
SSE
20
SE
20
SSE
20
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrossoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:13PM
4.74
11:21AM
4.96
11:54PM
4.56
12:06PM
4.70
12:44AM
4.34
1:04PM
4.38
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:17AM
1.57
5:47PM
1.39
6:00AM
1.79
6:33PM
1.70
6:53AM
2.05
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Sunrise----7:30-------7:28-------7:24---
Sunset------5:25-------5:28-------5:30-
light rain
rain showers
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
Rain (mm)
32---------2-----------1
Temp. °C6877788766667797777779910
Feels °C (?)-1200-10-1-2-2-200224433222455
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