The Cove surfForecast / Scot – North Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Tuesday 02 Dec 2025 GMT
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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
10.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at The Cove today?

The current surf forecast for The Cove at 12AM is: 2.1m 14s primary swell from a West direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm December 02). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Dec)6.5ft (2.0m)14s
Afternoon (03 Dec)5.5ft (1.7m)14s
Evening (03 Dec)5ft (1.6m)13s

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

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Tuesday
02
Wednesday
03
Thursday
04
Friday
05
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
2
1
1
1
0
1
3
7
7
7
6
4
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
W
2.4
W
2.2
W
2.1
W
2
W
2
W
2
W
1.9
W
1.7
W
1.7
W
1.6
W
1.5
W
1.4
W
1.3
W
1.1
W
1
W
1
W
2.1
W
3
W
3.5
WNW
3.5
WNW
3.5
WNW
3
W
2.5
W
Period(s) (?)151514141414141414131313121212111518191717161616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)29432412196815991429154115191313104710068657265754803272444472672593867566828600147573644
Wind
(km/h)
20
S
20
S
25
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
30
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
30
SE
35
SE
30
SE
30
SE
25
SE
15
SSW
15
S
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
40
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:00PM
4.78
6:41AM
4.86
6:53PM
4.95
7:27AM
5.04
7:44PM
5.04
8:12AM
5.15
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:05PM
1.80
12:30AM
1.27
12:54PM
1.51
1:17AM
1.13
1:42PM
1.27
2:02AM
1.10
Tuesday
02
Wednesday
03
Thursday
04
Friday
05
Sunrise------8:41-------8:42-------8:44-
Sunset3:26-------3:26-------3:25-------
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
Rain (mm)
--------2--------1------
Temp. °C777766687666778888766556
Feels °C (?)111210101-1001-11113322-1-1-3
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