The Cove surfForecast / Scot – North Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Tuesday 10 Mar 2026 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
7.6° 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 3AM is: 2.4m 13s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm March 10). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Mar)21ft (6.5m)12s
Afternoon (11 Mar)20ft (6.0m)13s
Evening (11 Mar)16ft (5.0m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
0
0
0
6
6
7
5
5
6
3
3
0
0
6
7
7
6
5
3
4
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.1
W
2.3
W
2.4
W
4.5
WSW
6.5
W
6.5
W
6
W
5.5
W
5
W
4.5
W
4.5
W
4
W
4
W
3.5
W
4
W
5
W
5
W
5.5
W
5
W
4.5
W
4
W
3.5
W
4
W
4
W
Period(s) (?)121313131213131414131313131314141516161616151515
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1313191919996458116821446412573115088486737064405866523946566892898111175146251256992107395597760407258
Wind
(km/h)
40
SSE
25
SSW
50
SSW
60
SW
65
WSW
55
W
45
WSW
40
SW
40
S
45
SSW
35
SSW
25
S
40
SSW
35
SW
45
SW
45
SW
40
SSW
35
SSW
35
S
35
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
50
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:54AM
3.99
1:28PM
3.77
2:02AM
3.81
3:04PM
3.60
3:40AM
3.76
4:55PM
3.68
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:38PM
2.34
7:11AM
2.47
7:33PM
2.63
8:38AM
2.65
9:18PM
2.80
10:36AM
2.57
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Sunrise----6:43-------6:41-------6:37---
Sunset-------6:06-------6:08-------6:10
cloud
light rain
part cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
light rain
rain showers
Rain (mm)
-1-11----695611----1--11
Temp. °C1097666766566666433256655
Feels °C (?)23-4-7-8-7-3-4-4-5-20-4-3-5-7-7-6-7-4-3-4-5-6
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