The Cove surfForecast / Scot – North Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Friday 13 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 8AM is: 4.5m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm March 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Mar)15ft (4.5m)13s
Afternoon (14 Mar)11ft (3.5m)12s
Evening (14 Mar)10ft (3.0m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
6
7
5
4
2
3
3
3
4
2
2
1
1
2
4
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Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
5
W
5
WNW
5.5
WNW
5
WNW
4.5
WNW
4
WNW
3.5
WNW
3.5
WNW
3
WNW
3
WNW
3
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.2
WNW
3
W
3
W
3.5
W
4
W
6.5
WNW
7.5
WNW
7.5
WNW
7.5
WNW
7.5
WNW
7
WNW
6
WNW
Period(s) (?)141514141313121212121313131211111220191919191817
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1016211105112159221641751023788294621652391257420391485248226043490432330569384253945540701405523013122380
Wind
(km/h)
45
W
35
W
35
W
30
W
30
WSW
35
WSW
30
W
25
WSW
20
SW
20
SSW
25
S
35
S
30
SW
40
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
40
SW
40
SW
45
WSW
45
SW
45
SW
30
SW
25
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:10AM
3.91
6:07PM
3.93
6:10AM
4.18
6:51PM
4.21
6:53AM
4.47
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:05PM
2.68
11:47AM
2.30
12:04AM
2.41
12:32PM
1.98
12:47AM
2.11
1:10PM
1.65
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Sunrise----6:35-------6:31-------6:28---
Sunset-------6:13-------6:15-------6:17
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
11----11----12----------
Temp. °C555567765556555444355776
Feels °C (?)-5-4-4-3-2-2-10-1-1-2-3-2-5-5-6-6-6-7-5-5-3-10
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