The Cove surfForecast / Scot – North Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Sunday 29 Mar 2026 BST
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
7.4° 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 5PM is: 6.5m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm March 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Mar)11ft (3.5m)11s
Afternoon (29 Mar)20ft (6.0m)12s
Evening (29 Mar)25ft (7.5m)16s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
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9
8
6
4
3
3
3
4
3
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3.5
W
5
W
6.5
WNW
7.5
WNW
8
WNW
8
WNW
8.5
WNW
9
WNW
9
WNW
9
WNW
8.5
WNW
7.5
WNW
6.5
WNW
5.5
WNW
5
WNW
4.5
WNW
4
WNW
3.5
WNW
3.5
WNW
3.5
WNW
3.5
WNW
3.5
WNW
3.5
WNW
3
W
Period(s) (?)111213151616171717171616161616151414131313131312
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3077687213712245093073932284399944721149441458973773629769237581532111532900762534978389036613441370434472744
Wind
(km/h)
50
W
55
W
55
W
55
WNW
50
W
50
W
50
W
55
WNW
55
WNW
55
WNW
55
WNW
50
WNW
40
WNW
30
W
15
WSW
15
SW
25
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
30
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:49PM
4.48
7:45AM
4.69
8:31PM
4.68
8:28AM
4.93
9:06PM
4.81
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:15PM
1.58
1:36AM
2.01
2:02PM
1.31
2:17AM
1.75
2:42PM
1.12
2:54AM
1.55
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Sunrise-------6:48-------6:46-------6:43
Sunset---7:47-------7:50-------7:52----
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
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part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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Rain (mm)
51111111----------------
Temp. °C86555545567777681112131211121111
Feels °C (?)-3-6-7-8-7-6-8-7-8-7-6-4-202465665755
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