The Cove surfForecast / Scot – North Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Thursday 04 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
10.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at The Cove today?

The current surf forecast for The Cove at 1PM is: 1.0m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am December 04). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Dec)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Afternoon (04 Dec)2.5ft (0.8m)15s
Evening (04 Dec)10ft (3.0m)19s

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

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Thursday
04
Friday
05
Saturday
06
Sun
07
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
0
1
2
4
5
5
4
3
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
W
1.2
W
1.1
W
1
W
0.8
W
2
W
3
W
3.5
WNW
3.5
WNW
3
WNW
3
WNW
2.5
W
2.4
WNW
2.1
W
1.8
W
1.6
W
1.3
W
1.1
W
0.8
W
0.7
W
1.3
W
1.6
W
1.7
W
1.6
W
Period(s) (?)121212111518191817161616151514141313121918181716
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)49640932724228225385547644365255262440233882412191013359475914141903471110157316381339
Wind
(km/h)
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
SE
30
SE
30
SE
25
SE
30
SE
30
SE
35
SE
35
SE
35
SE
35
SE
35
ESE
40
SSE
45
SE
50
SE
55
ESE
50
ESE
45
ESE
45
ESE
40
ESE
25
ESE
35
ESE
30
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:27AM
5.04
7:44PM
5.04
8:12AM
5.15
8:36PM
5.05
8:56AM
5.18
9:29PM
4.96
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:17AM
1.13
1:42PM
1.27
2:02AM
1.10
2:29PM
1.10
2:48AM
1.17
3:16PM
1.02
Thursday
04
Friday
05
Saturday
06
Sun
07
Sunrise--8:42-------8:44-------8:45-----
Sunset----3:25-------3:23-------3:22---
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
Rain (mm)
----------------11-11111
Temp. °C7788888888888778777899910
Feels °C (?)1122121110000-2-3-3-4-4-3-11324
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