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The Cove surfForecast / Scot – North Coast / UK
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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
8.7° 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 3PM is: 2.2m 14s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm April 30). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Apr) | 8ft (2.4m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (30 Apr) | 7ft (2.2m) | 14s |
| Evening (30 Apr) | 6ft (1.9m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at The Cove. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 6°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 30 | Friday 1 | Saturday 2 | Sun 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | |
2378 | 2136 | 1725 | 1336 | 1175 | 1028 | 820 | 780 | 683 | 559 | 512 | 494 | 423 | 415 | 487 | 502 | 500 | 464 | 480 | 363 | 314 | 263 | 223 | 205 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 8:37AM4.84m | 9:06PM4.76m | 9:12AM4.85m | 9:34PM4.80m | 9:44AM4.80m | 10:02PM4.81m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:50PM1.31m | 3:04AM1.55m | 3:22PM1.34m | 3:38AM1.48m | 3:53PM1.43m | 4:11AM1.48m | ||||||||||||||||||
5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | |
— | — | — | 9:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:06 | — | — | — | 9:07 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
2378 | 2136 | 1725 | 1336 | 1175 | 1028 | 820 | 780 | 683 | 559 | 512 | 494 | 423 | 415 | 487 | 502 | 500 | 464 | 480 | 363 | 314 | 263 | 223 | 205 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | NNW 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 |
— | — | — | — | 19 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 48 | 74 | 49 | 48 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 6 | SE 6 | NNW 6 | N 10 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 16 | 16 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 6 | SE 3 | SE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 | — | — | N 3 | — | — | — | NNE 5 | N 6 | — | ESE 6 | — |
— | 11 | 6 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 58 | 73 | — | 3 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 28 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 34 | 65 | 65 | 278 | 290 | 355 | 32 | 9 | 9 |
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