The Cove surfForecast / Scot – North Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Tuesday 17 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
7.5° 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 7PM is: 3.5m 14s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am March 17). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Mar)11ft (3.5m)14s
Afternoon (17 Mar)13ft (4.0m)14s
Evening (17 Mar)10ft (3.0m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
6
2
3
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
4
4
3
3
4
4
3
4
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3.5
WNW
3.5
W
4
W
3.5
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
3.5
W
3
W
2.5
W
2.4
W
2.1
W
1.9
WNW
2.3
WNW
2.2
WNW
2.2
WNW
2.1
WNW
1.9
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.6
W
1.5
W
1.4
WNW
1.3
WNW
Period(s) (?)141414141313131312121211111414131312121212121211
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)47645022577346633555284332973903263820701543108483120701690161613441118876890687617550446
Wind
(km/h)
35
S
40
S
25
SSW
40
SW
30
SSW
35
SW
35
SW
30
SW
25
SW
25
WSW
25
W
15
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WNW
10
W
10
SW
5
WSW
5
ESE
10
SE
15
S
10
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
glassglasscross-
off
offoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:28AM
4.76
7:59PM
4.73
8:02AM
5.01
8:30PM
4.92
8:35AM
5.20
9:02PM
5.04
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:45PM
1.35
1:57AM
1.55
2:18PM
1.10
2:30AM
1.34
2:53PM
0.93
3:05AM
1.22
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Sunrise6:26-------6:22-------6:20-------
Sunset---6:20-------6:22-------6:24----
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
---1--------------------
Temp. °C11131299887891098876689889910
Feels °C (?)3570200-12345443336754656
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