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The Cove surfForecast / Scot – North Coast / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Thursday 16 Apr 2026 BSTForecast 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
7.7° 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 5AM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am April 16). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (16 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 15s |
| Evening (16 Apr) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at The Cove. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 9 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 115 | 106 | 104 | 195 | 317 | 538 | 503 | 476 | 537 | 280 | 268 | 239 | 224 | 171 | 123 | 88 | 86 | 63 | 88 | 61 | 0 | 438 | 735 | 1406 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 8:21PM 4.78 | 8:25AM 5.00 | 8:57PM 4.98 | 9:03AM 5.18 | 9:33PM 5.11 | 9:42AM 5.26 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 2:25AM 1.56 | 2:46PM 1.08 | 3:02AM 1.33 | 3:24PM 0.93 | 3:41AM 1.17 | 4:03PM 0.90 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 6:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:54 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:29 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:34 |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | 2 | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 |
| Feels °C (?) | 5 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | -3 | -1 | -2 |
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