The Cove surfForecast / Scot – North Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Sunday 31 May 2026 BST
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
9.9° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at The Cove today (31 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 May, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 May, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cove at 7AM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a North direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 31). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 May)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Afternoon (31 May)3ft (0.9m)9s
Evening (31 May)2.5ft (0.8m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent

Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon morning, min 11°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
31
Monday
1
Tuesday
2
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
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
0
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height MapHeight MapHeight Map
Height MapHeight MapHeight Map
Height MapHeight MapHeight Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
N
9
1
N
9
1
N
10
0.9
N
10
0.9
N
10
0.9
N
9
0.7
W
12
0.5
W
13
0.6
W
12
0.6
W
12
0.6
W
12
0.6
W
11
0.6
W
11
0.5
W
11
0.5
W
11
0.5
W
11
0.4
WSW
11
0.4
WSW
10
0.4
WSW
10
0.4
WSW
10
0.4
WSW
10
0.4
WSW
10
0.7
W
10
0.9
W
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
134
166
181
149
146
134
144
82
108
103
98
94
94
64
61
59
38
36
33
33
33
32
89
27
Wind (km/h)
5
S
5
ESE
5
WSW
15
NW
10
WNW
5
W
5
WSW
5
SSW
15
WSW
10
SW
5
S
10
ESE
20
SE
15
ESE
10
ESE
0
S
0
WNW
0
SSE
5
SE
5
ENE
10
NNE
10
NW
15
WNW
20
WNW
off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
9:25AM4.49m
9:38PM4.72m
10:01AM4.44m
10:10PM4.73m
10:37AM4.38m
Low Tide
3:19AM1.63m
3:29PM1.69m
3:54AM1.59m
4:02PM1.75m
4:30AM1.59m
4:36PM1.83m
rain showers
cloud
light rain
mod rain
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:18
4:16
4:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
10:06
10:07
10:09
2
4
9
1
1
1
1
2
2
Temp °C
12
12
11
11
12
13
12
12
11
11
12
14
15
15
15
14
12
12
13
14
13
12
12
11
11
11
11
8
11
12
11
11
8
9
10
11
11
12
13
14
12
12
12
13
12
10
9
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
N
9
1
N
9
1
N
10
0.9
N
10
0.9
N
10
0.9
N
9
0.8
N
9
0.7
N
9
0.7
N
9
0.6
N
9
0.6
N
8
0.6
W
11
0.6
W
11
0.5
W
11
0.5
W
11
0.5
W
11
0.4
WSW
11
0.4
WSW
10
0.4
WSW
10
0.4
WSW
10
0.4
WSW
10
0.4
WSW
10
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
Energy kJ
134
166
181
149
146
134
104
78
76
53
49
94
94
64
61
59
38
36
33
33
33
32
24
22
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
10
0.5
W
10
0.6
W
12
0.6
W
12
0.6
W
12
0.6
W
12
0.7
W
12
0.5
W
13
0.6
W
12
0.6
W
12
0.6
W
12
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.4
N
8
0.4
N
8
0.4
N
7
0.4
N
7
0.3
N
7
0.3
NNE
7
0.3
NNE
7
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.2
E
4
Energy kJ
49
53
103
98
96
103
144
82
108
103
98
32
31
20
18
17
17
9
10
10
26
25
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WNW
7
0.4
W
12
0.4
WNW
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.5
W
13
0.5
W
4
0.4
W
4
0.4
W
7
0.2
ESE
3
0.2
E
4
0.1
SE
5
0.1
N
10
0.2
N
9
0.2
E
4
0.2
ESE
4
0.1
W
18
Energy kJ
10
47
14
1
1
1
82
9
5
14
1
1
1
2
6
1
2
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
W
5
0.6
W
4
0.2
ESE
2
0.2
ESE
5
0.2
ESE
3
0.3
ESE
3
0.4
ESE
3
0.3
ESE
5
0.7
W
10
0.9
W
4
Energy kJ
32
15
1
2
1
2
5
4
89
27
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
36
10
7
0
0
0
0
0
0
9
0
0
0
0
0
0
10
51
51
21
83
Best forecast wave conditions in Scotland - North Coast
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
1
2
1
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
7
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
9
5
5
5
8
5
6
4
5
5
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our The Cove surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest