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The Cove surfForecast / Scot – North Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Wednesday 18 Mar 2026 GMT
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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
7.5° 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 1AM is: 2.4m 14s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm March 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Mar)7ft (2.2m)13s
Afternoon (19 Mar)6ft (1.8m)12s
Evening (19 Mar)5ft (1.6m)12s

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

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16 DaysHourly
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Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
3
2
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
4
4
7
8
8
8
9
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
W
2.3
W
2.1
WNW
2.4
WNW
2.3
WNW
2.2
WNW
2.2
WNW
2.1
WNW
1.8
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.5
WNW
2.4
WNW
3
WNW
3.5
WNW
3.5
WNW
3.5
WNW
4
WNW
4
WNW
4.5
WNW
4.5
WNW
5
WNW
Period(s) (?)121111141413131212121212121114141413141515161616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1750129393622521846159214511261976876705636541521217138944518442247007073811599901095511188
Wind
(km/h)
25
W
20
W
20
W
20
WSW
20
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
W
5
NW
10
SSE
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SW
20
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
WNW
10
WNW
0
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		glassglassoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrossglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:30PM
4.92
8:35AM
5.20
9:02PM
5.04
9:08AM
5.30
9:36PM
5.08
9:44AM
5.30
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:18PM
1.10
2:30AM
1.34
2:53PM
0.93
3:05AM
1.22
3:28PM
0.87
3:41AM
1.18
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunrise------6:20-------6:18-------6:15-
Sunset-6:22-------6:24-------6:27------
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C10987766898799910131311988777
Feels °C (?)443222256634445886434345
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