The Cove surfForecast / Scot – North Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Thursday 07 May 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
8.9° 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 10AM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a North direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 07). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 May)4ft (1.2m)10s
Afternoon (07 May)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Evening (07 May)4.5ft (1.3m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu afternoon, min 6°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Fri morning, light winds from the WNW by Fri night).

Thursday
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sun
10
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
1 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
N
10
1.2
N
10
1.2
N
10
1.1
N
9
1
N
9
1.2
W
9
1.4
W
9
1.4
W
9
1.8
W
9
2.1
WSW
9
2.1
WSW
8
2.1
W
8
2.1
W
8
2
W
8
1.9
WNW
9
2.3
NW
12
2.5
NW
12
2.5
NW
11
2.5
NNW
11
2.5
NNW
11
2.4
NNW
11
2.3
NNW
11
2.1
NNW
11
2
NNW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
279
273
268
210
166
214
341
311
517
632
560
558
569
576
512
1524
1715
1536
1527
1466
1285
1214
1030
871
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
30
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
30
SSW
35
SW
40
SW
40
WSW
40
W
35
W
30
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
W
20
W
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
12:47PM4.00m
00:52AM4.22m
1:46PM3.86m
1:50AM4.08m
2:58PM3.80m
Low Tide
6:37AM1.98m
6:43PM2.33m
7:24AM2.14m
7:33PM2.53m
8:24AM2.26m
8:42PM2.65m
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
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5:05
5:03
5:01
4:58
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9:16
9:20
9:22
9:23
1
Temp °C
7
7
9
12
13
12
10
10
8
8
9
9
9
8
7
6
6
6
7
7
7
7
7
6
3
2
3
5
7
7
5
3
-1
-1
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
N
10
1.2
N
10
1.2
N
10
1.1
N
9
1
N
9
1.2
W
9
1.4
W
9
1.4
W
9
0.7
N
9
0.6
N
9
0.5
N
9
0.5
N
9
0.4
N
9
0.8
NW
12
1.1
NW
12
2.3
NW
12
2.5
NW
12
2.5
NW
11
2.5
NNW
11
2.5
NNW
11
2.4
NNW
11
2.3
NNW
11
2.1
NNW
11
2
NNW
11
Energy kJ
279
273
268
210
166
214
341
311
79
60
41
41
26
178
319
1524
1715
1536
1527
1466
1285
1214
1030
871
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WNW
8
0.4
WNW
8
0.5
W
7
0.6
W
8
0.9
W
8
0.9
N
9
0.8
N
9
0.7
N
9
0.4
SE
7
0.2
ESE
7
0.2
ESE
7
0.2
W
15
0.3
NW
13
0.4
NNE
9
0.5
W
13
0.4
W
13
0.5
W
13
0.5
W
12
0.5
W
12
0.5
W
12
0.5
W
12
0.5
W
11
0.5
W
11
0.4
W
11
Energy kJ
21
20
28
40
94
132
102
79
14
5
4
17
27
28
85
53
78
71
69
67
66
63
58
36
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
6
0.3
ESE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
16
0.2
W
15
0.1
SE
6
0.3
W
14
0.4
W
13
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
9
Energy kJ
4
10
14
5
5
17
2
37
55
28
27
16
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SE
3
0.6
SE
3
0.7
SE
4
0.6
SSE
3
0.5
S
3
0.4
SSE
3
0.5
SE
7
0.5
S
3
1.8
W
9
2.1
WSW
9
2.1
WSW
8
2.1
W
8
2.1
W
8
2
W
8
1.9
WNW
9
1.8
NW
9
Energy kJ
5
9
12
8
5
4
25
5
517
632
560
558
569
576
512
493
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
9
9
0
36
0
0
0
21
141
363
189
176
176
287
34
35
35
35
35
35
35
863
530
148
Best forecast wave conditions in Scotland - North Coast
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
3
3
4
4
4
1
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
8
5
5
6
7
7
7
8
6
5
5
9
9
5
5
5
5
5
8
5
4
4
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