The Cove surfForecast / Scot – North Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Tuesday 18 Nov 2025 GMT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
11.4° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at The Cove today?

The current surf forecast for The Cove at 8PM is: 3.0m 12s primary swell from a North direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm November 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Nov)--
Afternoon (18 Nov)10ft (3.0m)12s
Evening (18 Nov)10ft (3.0m)12s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
N
3
N
3
N
3.5
N
3.5
N
4
N
4
N
4
N
4
N
4
N
4.5
N
4.5
N
4
N
4
N
3.5
N
3
N
3
N
2.5
N
2.2
N
2
N
1.8
N
1.6
N
1.5
N
1.2
N
Period(s) (?)12121291010101011111011111111111010101010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)220224602536189425733019323935373633366639194207430036962875230818271415970786625482417262
Wind
(km/h)
40
N
35
N
40
N
40
N
40
NNW
40
N
45
N
45
NNW
45
NNW
45
NNW
45
NNW
45
NNW
40
NNW
40
N
40
N
35
N
30
N
25
N
15
NNW
15
WNW
15
W
20
WSW
20
SW
20
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononononononononononononononononononcross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:26PM
4.65
7:50AM
4.68
7:59PM
4.65
8:18AM
4.75
8:31PM
4.60
8:46AM
4.77
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:21PM
1.76
1:38AM
1.51
1:55PM
1.64
2:09AM
1.53
2:29PM
1.57
2:40AM
1.58
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Sunrise------8:11-------8:14-------8:15-
Sunset3:48-------3:45-------3:44-------
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
3-111221122211211-------
Temp. °C443443433444555555543333
Feels °C (?)-6-6-8-6-7-8-7-8-8-7-7-8-6-5-5-5-4-3-1-1-2-3-3-4
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