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The Cove surfForecast / Scot – North Coast / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Thursday 18 Sep 2025 BST
How big are the waves at The Cove today?
The current surf forecast for The Cove at 9AM is: 5.0m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | 16ft (5.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 13ft (4.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at The Cove. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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| 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 | 1 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 15 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 2412 | 4547 | 5139 | 4491 | 1536 | 374 | 181 | 763 | 788 | 683 | 505 | 327 | 279 | 334 | 324 | 940 | 1398 | 1437 | 1344 | 1469 | 1256 | 1170 | 1175 | 1240 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | on | cross- on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 7:27AM 4.32 | 7:25PM 4.52 | 8:15AM 4.54 | 8:10PM 4.78 | 8:53AM 4.69 | 8:48PM 4.97 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 1:15PM 2.17 | 1:43AM 1.49 | 1:59PM 1.92 | 2:25AM 1.26 | 2:37PM 1.71 | |||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | Sun 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 6:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 7:27 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:23 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:21 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| Feels °C (?) | 6 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Scot - North Coast
The wind is still cross-off at The Cove (moderate winds from the SW at Wick Airport 38 km from The Cove). 3.5m 8s swell from the WSW with a 0.9m 10s swell from the N. 2 swells combining so expect closeout sets.
38 km away, 43 min ago
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