The Cove surfForecast / Scot – North Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Wednesday 25 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 8PM is: 4.5m 12s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 2.5m 13s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm March 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Mar)--
Afternoon (25 Mar)18ft (5.5m)12s
Evening (25 Mar)15ft (4.5m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
5
4
3
2
2
2
3
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Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
5.5
NNW
5
NNW
4.5
NNW
4.5
NNW
4
NNW
4
N
3.5
N
3
N
2.4
WNW
2
W
1.6
W
1.6
N
1.9
W
2.4
W
3.5
W
6
WNW
7.5
WNW
8
WNW
8
WNW
8
WNW
8.5
WNW
8.5
WNW
8
WNW
8
WNW
Period(s) (?)121212121212121212121112111011151919181818171616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)842265336257544946684146322422431655115567572283511932914155734218942881394204041241854401703189432110
Wind
(km/h)
50
NW
50
NNW
50
NNW
45
NW
45
NW
35
NW
30
NW
15
WNW
10
SSW
25
SSE
30
SSE
30
SW
30
W
30
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
45
SW
45
SW
50
W
50
W
55
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:02PM
4.25
1:31AM
4.15
2:37PM
4.00
3:04AM
4.04
4:28PM
4.01
4:39AM
4.15
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:15PM
2.24
8:02AM
2.15
8:46PM
2.52
9:47AM
2.16
10:31PM
2.51
11:14AM
1.90
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunrise------6:00------5:56-------5:54--
Sunset-6:38-------6:40-------6:43------
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
light rain
clear
part cloud
rain showers
Rain (mm)
11111------1---1----1--1
Temp. °C434333556347667765442556
Feels °C (?)-8-9-8-9-8-7-4-12-4-40-1-2-1-2-4-5-6-7-9-7-7-7
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