The Cove surfForecast / Scot – North Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Tuesday 07 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
7.4° 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: 2.1m 15s primary swell from a West direction and 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm April 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Apr)7ft (2.2m)14s
Afternoon (08 Apr)6.5ft (2.0m)13s
Evening (08 Apr)6ft (1.9m)12s

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


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Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
1
2
1
0
0
5
6
8
7
7
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.3
W
2.2
W
2.1
W
2.1
W
2.2
W
2.2
W
2.2
W
2.1
W
2
W
1.8
W
1.9
W
2.3
W
2.3
W
2
W
2
W
2.2
W
2.1
W
3
W
3.5
W
4
W
4
W
4
W
4
WNW
4
WNW
Period(s) (?)161616151514141313121212121111121415141515151515
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)27952434208218982055195718221520131895710131431144410011004136717294140563365977734811578177500
Wind
(km/h)
30
SSE
30
SSE
5
WNW
10
E
10
WSW
15
WNW
5
WNW
5
SE
10
ESE
10
S
10
SSW
15
S
10
SSW
10
W
35
WSW
35
WSW
40
SW
40
WNW
35
W
30
W
25
WSW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offcrosscrosscross-
off
crossglassglasscross-
off
offoffoffoffcrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:30AM
4.31
12:59PM
4.00
1:13AM
4.10
2:00PM
3.77
2:17AM
3.90
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:24PM
2.08
6:52AM
2.10
7:02PM
2.36
7:41AM
2.33
7:54PM
2.63
8:54AM
2.50
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Sunrise-----6:22-------6:20-------6:16--
Sunset-8:07-------8:10-------8:13------
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
mod rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-------------72---------
Temp. °C121011910881011121010977876654468
Feels °C (?)53977469897665-10-2-4-3-3-3-201
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