The Cove surfForecast / Scot – North Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Saturday 28 Mar 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
7.5° 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 2PM is: 8.0m 15s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am March 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Mar)25ft (7.5m)16s
Afternoon (28 Mar)25ft (7.5m)15s
Evening (28 Mar)18ft (5.5m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
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0
6
4
2
2
0
0
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8
7
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
7.5
WNW
8
WNW
7.5
WNW
6.5
WNW
5.5
WNW
4.5
WNW
4
WNW
2.5
WNW
3.5
W
5
W
6
W
7
WNW
7.5
WNW
7.5
WNW
8.5
WNW
8.5
WNW
8.5
WNW
9
WNW
8.5
WNW
8
WNW
7
WNW
6
WNW
5
WNW
4.5
WNW
Period(s) (?)161615141413121211111315161617181817171616161614
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)295143006725018180561168871744541201326336287126112199327025311414170347122454864610842658330612414416644112407524
Wind
(km/h)
50
W
55
W
55
WNW
45
NW
30
NW
25
W
25
SSW
35
S
45
WSW
50
W
50
W
50
W
50
W
45
W
55
W
50
WNW
55
W
60
WNW
60
WNW
55
WNW
45
WNW
30
WNW
15
WSW
20
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crossoffoffcross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:52PM
4.23
5:52AM
4.41
6:49PM
4.48
6:45AM
4.69
7:31PM
4.68
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:14AM
1.90
11:44PM
2.28
12:15PM
1.58
12:36AM
2.01
1:02PM
1.31
1:17AM
1.75
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Sunrise5:54------5:52-------5:48-------5:46
Sunset---6:45-------6:47-------6:50----
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
-111----31111111--------
Temp. °C556665357655554456767767
Feels °C (?)-7-8-6-5-2-2-4-4-3-6-7-7-7-6-8-8-8-8-7-7-3-122
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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