The Cove surfForecast / Scot – North Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Monday 20 Apr 2026 BST
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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
8.0° 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 11PM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a West direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm April 20). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)--
Afternoon (20 Apr)4ft (1.2m)11s
Evening (20 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
WNW
0.9
W
1.3
W
1.2
W
1.2
W
1.1
W
1
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.1
WNW
1
W
0.9
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.7
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.5
W
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.3
WNW
0.3
W
0.3
W
Period(s) (?)1114131313131615141313121212111111111010101099
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)350294590503495380520754665627424314240189125868558333333191714
Wind
(km/h)
25
E
30
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
20
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
NE
10
ENE
10
E
10
ESE
10
E
10
E
10
E
15
ENE
15
E
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
ESE
15
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:31PM
4.94
11:58AM
4.81
12:17AM
4.73
12:58PM
4.50
1:14AM
4.48
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:25PM
1.25
5:48AM
1.31
6:10PM
1.59
6:39AM
1.52
7:03PM
1.97
7:41AM
1.76
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Sunrise-----5:47-------5:43-------5:41--
Sunset-8:37-------8:40-------8:43------
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C9776668998876456765556810
Feels °C (?)411012344455312332112356
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