The Cove surfForecast / Scot – North Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Friday 10 Apr 2026 BST
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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
7.5° 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 11PM is: 3.0m 14s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm April 10). An open ocean swell of 1.7m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Apr)--
Afternoon (10 Apr)13ft (4.0m)15s
Evening (10 Apr)11ft (3.5m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
6
3
0
0
0
0
1
2
5
3
2
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
3
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
4
WNW
3.5
WNW
3.5
WNW
3
WNW
2.4
WNW
2.1
WNW
1.9
WNW
1.7
WNW
2.1
W
1.9
W
1.7
W
1.5
W
1.4
W
1.4
W
1.4
W
1.4
W
1.3
W
1.9
WSW
1.2
W
1.2
W
1.2
W
1.2
W
1.4
W
1.7
W
Period(s) (?)151514141413131317161615141514141312121312121111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)6313562643743248224715351230102625941817138410517118818127045811155453475453396485658
Wind
(km/h)
20
ESE
40
ESE
45
SE
55
SE
60
SE
50
SSE
40
SE
25
SSE
25
S
25
S
30
SSE
45
SE
35
SSE
30
SSE
40
SE
50
SSE
40
S
40
SW
35
SW
35
SW
25
SSW
15
S
20
SSE
25
SSE
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
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:31PM
3.65
3:47AM
3.82
5:08PM
3.73
5:14AM
3.93
6:17PM
3.96
6:17AM
4.16
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:22PM
2.80
10:37AM
2.48
11:12PM
2.73
11:56AM
2.26
12:20AM
2.47
12:48PM
1.95
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Sunrise-----6:13-------6:11-------6:09--
Sunset-8:15-------8:17-------8:20------
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part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
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clear
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C866665578865667997776589
Feels °C (?)2-4-5-6-7-6-5111-2-6-2-2-3-20-2-1-1-1022
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