The Cove surfForecast / Scot – North Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Monday 30 Mar 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
7.4° 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: 8.5m 17s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am March 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Mar)28ft (8.5m)17s
Afternoon (30 Mar)26ft (8.0m)17s
Evening (30 Mar)23ft (7.0m)16s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
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9
8
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
7.5
WNW
8
WNW
8
WNW
8.5
WNW
8.5
WNW
8.5
WNW
8
WNW
7.5
WNW
6.5
WNW
5.5
WNW
5
WNW
4.5
WNW
4
WNW
3.5
WNW
3.5
WNW
3
WNW
3
WNW
3.5
WNW
3.5
WNW
3
W
3
W
2.5
WNW
2
W
1.8
WNW
Period(s) (?)161617171717171616161615141413131313131212121111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)272513114337466444584432141910362892906922531151011120979445774489638903397329334953393283123401586969792
Wind
(km/h)
50
W
50
W
50
W
50
WNW
55
WNW
55
WNW
55
WNW
45
WNW
35
WNW
30
W
10
SW
20
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
30
SW
20
N
30
NNE
35
NNE
35
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
onononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:49PM
4.48
7:45AM
4.69
8:31PM
4.68
8:28AM
4.93
9:06PM
4.81
9:05AM
5.08
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:36AM
2.01
2:02PM
1.31
2:17AM
1.75
2:42PM
1.12
2:54AM
1.55
3:18PM
1.04
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Sunrise---6:48-------6:46-------6:43----
Sunset-------7:50-------7:52-------7:54
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
1111-------1--------1233
Temp. °C66556677766812121312121111118433
Feels °C (?)-6-5-7-7-6-7-5-4-2-224766565554-3-6-6
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  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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