The Cove surfForecast / Scot – North Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Saturday 21 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
7.6° 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 9AM is: 4.5m 16s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am March 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 9.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Mar)15ft (4.5m)16s
Afternoon (21 Mar)16ft (5.0m)16s
Evening (21 Mar)15ft (4.5m)15s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tue
24
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
6
7
9
9
9
9
9
8
3
0
4
7
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6
7
8
9
6
0
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
4
WNW
4.5
WNW
4.5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
4.5
WNW
4.5
WNW
4
WNW
3.5
WNW
4
WNW
4
WNW
5.5
WNW
6
WNW
7
WNW
7
WNW
7
WNW
6.5
WNW
6
WNW
5.5
WNW
5
WNW
4
WNW
3.5
WNW
3
WNW
3.5
W
Period(s) (?)151516161616151515141414151515141414141414141413
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)712181351007211454115461054687667213562262536635111001546519681198662007318056142021142295886789524736273635
Wind
(km/h)
20
WNW
20
W
15
W
10
SW
5
SSW
10
SE
20
S
20
S
35
SW
35
W
35
W
30
WSW
45
W
50
W
50
W
50
W
40
W
30
W
30
WSW
20
SW
20
SSE
35
SSE
50
SW
40
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
offoffcross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:44AM
5.30
10:11PM
5.02
10:22AM
5.17
10:49PM
4.88
11:04AM
4.93
11:31PM
4.66
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:41AM
1.18
4:05PM
0.94
4:19AM
1.25
4:43PM
1.13
4:59AM
1.41
5:25PM
1.44
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tue
24
Sunrise--6:15-------6:11-------6:09-----
Sunset-----6:29-------6:31-------6:34--
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
Rain (mm)
---------1--11111----53-
Temp. °C878888891086764444455641011
Feels °C (?)3245553420-2-1-5-8-8-8-7-4-3-10-402
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