The Cove surfForecast / Scot – North Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Thursday 30 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
8.5° 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 4AM is: 2.5m 15s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am April 30). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Apr)8ft (2.4m)14s
Afternoon (30 Apr)7ft (2.2m)14s
Evening (30 Apr)6ft (1.9m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 7°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
30
Friday
1
Saturday
2
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
WNW
15
2.5
WNW
15
2.5
WNW
14
2.4
WNW
14
2.3
WNW
14
2.2
WNW
13
2
WNW
13
1.9
WNW
13
1.8
WNW
13
1.7
WNW
12
1.7
WNW
12
1.6
WNW
12
1.5
WNW
12
1.5
WNW
11
1.5
WNW
11
1.5
WNW
11
1.4
WNW
11
1.4
WNW
11
1.4
WNW
10
1.6
WNW
10
1.4
WNW
10
1.4
WNW
10
1.3
WNW
10
1.2
WNW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3241
2822
2709
2378
2136
1725
1336
1175
993
820
780
683
559
512
494
485
415
427
419
500
402
373
301
258
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
15
SSE
10
SSW
10
S
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
10
SW
5
WNW
0
S
5
SSW
0
SSW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
20
NNE
25
NE
20
NNE
25
NE
25
NE
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
8:37AM4.84m
9:06PM4.76m
9:12AM4.85m
9:34PM4.80m
9:44AM4.80m
Low Tide
2:29AM1.68m
2:50PM1.31m
3:04AM1.55m
3:22PM1.34m
3:38AM1.48m
3:53PM1.43m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
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5:22
5:20
5:18
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9:00
9:04
9:06
2
3
1
Temp °C
12
13
11
14
16
17
16
15
13
12
12
15
16
13
12
10
10
9
9
9
7
7
7
7
9
10
8
10
11
11
11
12
11
10
10
14
13
10
10
9
9
8
8
5
2
2
1
0
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
WNW
15
2.5
WNW
15
2.5
WNW
14
2.4
WNW
14
2.3
WNW
14
2.2
WNW
13
2
WNW
13
1.9
WNW
13
1.8
WNW
13
1.7
WNW
12
1.7
WNW
12
1.6
WNW
12
1.5
WNW
12
1.5
WNW
11
1.5
WNW
11
1.5
WNW
11
1.4
WNW
11
1.4
WNW
11
1.4
WNW
10
1.6
WNW
10
1.4
WNW
10
1.4
WNW
10
1.3
WNW
10
1.2
WNW
10
Energy kJ
3241
2822
2709
2378
2136
1725
1336
1175
993
820
780
683
559
512
494
485
415
427
419
500
402
373
301
258
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.5
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.2
ESE
6
0.2
ESE
6
0.2
ESE
6
0.2
ESE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.2
ESE
6
0.2
ESE
6
0.2
ESE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.7
N
6
Energy kJ
17
16
12
18
10
4
4
4
4
2
4
4
4
2
2
2
2
1
1
31
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
6
Energy kJ
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SE
3
0.6
SE
3
0.6
SE
6
0.6
NNE
3
0.9
NNE
4
0.9
NNE
6
Energy kJ
5
9
30
7
29
50
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
9
9
9
0
0
0
0
0
20
34
34
0
0
0
0
87
183
278
345
345
Best forecast wave conditions in Scotland - North Coast
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
1
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
7
7
5
5
5
5
5
9
7
5
6
4
4
4
4
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