The Cove surfForecast / Scot – North Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Sunday 17 May 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
8.8° 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 12PM is: 1.7m 13s primary swell from a West direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 17). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 May)5ft (1.5m)13s
Afternoon (17 May)6ft (1.8m)13s
Evening (17 May)6ft (1.8m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Mon morning, min 7°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, strong winds from the SE by Tue afternoon).

Sunday
17
Monday
18
Tuesday
19
Wed
20
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
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
4
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
W
14
1.1
W
14
1.6
W
13
1.8
W
13
1.8
W
13
1.8
W
13
1.8
W
13
1.7
W
12
1.6
W
12
1.6
W
12
1.5
W
12
1.4
W
11
1.3
W
11
1.3
W
11
1.2
W
11
1.1
W
10
1.1
W
10
1
W
10
0.9
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.7
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.5
W
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
703
436
888
1144
1094
1094
1060
860
726
714
596
467
396
396
326
250
239
194
154
117
81
59
40
39
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
5
SW
15
WSW
5
N
5
E
15
SE
10
SSE
5
SSE
10
S
10
SSE
15
ESE
20
SE
25
SE
30
SE
30
SE
25
SE
25
SE
30
SE
35
SE
40
SE
45
SE
40
SE
30
SE
25
SSE
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:22AM5.10m
9:48PM5.13m
10:12AM5.06m
10:33PM5.11m
11:04AM4.93m
11:20PM5.00m
Low Tide
3:20AM1.21m
3:41PM1.07m
4:05AM1.11m
4:26PM1.18m
4:52AM1.10m
5:12PM1.40m
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:43
4:41
4:39
4:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:39
9:42
9:44
9:45
1
1
1
2
2
1
Temp °C
7
7
7
8
9
9
7
8
7
8
10
12
12
12
9
8
8
9
10
11
12
9
9
9
4
5
3
6
7
6
4
6
4
5
6
6
6
6
3
2
3
3
2
3
3
1
3
4
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
W
14
1.1
W
14
1.6
W
13
1.8
W
13
1.8
W
13
1.8
W
13
1.8
W
13
1.7
W
12
1.6
W
12
1.6
W
12
1.5
W
12
1.4
W
11
1.3
W
11
1.3
W
11
1.2
W
11
1.1
W
10
1.1
W
10
1
W
10
0.9
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.7
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.5
W
9
Energy kJ
703
436
888
1144
1094
1094
1060
860
726
714
596
467
396
396
326
250
239
194
154
117
81
59
40
39
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
N
9
0.9
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.8
N
8
0.8
N
8
0.7
NNE
8
0.7
NNE
9
0.7
NNE
9
0.6
NNE
8
0.6
N
8
0.6
N
8
0.6
NNE
8
0.6
N
8
0.6
N
8
0.6
N
8
0.6
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
Energy kJ
154
120
118
90
90
75
77
77
57
50
49
53
51
51
51
50
34
33
22
21
20
11
11
6
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
N
8
0.9
W
11
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
15
0.1
W
15
0.1
W
14
0.2
W
13
0.2
W
13
0.2
W
13
Energy kJ
89
188
5
5
4
4
4
14
14
14
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
ESE
3
0.9
ESE
4
1
ESE
4
1.1
SE
5
1
SE
4
1.1
SE
4
1.1
SE
5
1.2
ESE
5
1.4
ESE
5
1.6
ESE
6
1.3
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
Energy kJ
5
26
42
49
38
45
47
59
102
171
150
78
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
4
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
8
0
0
0
0
0
0
9
9
26
34
9
9
34
82
424
158
82
34
26
Best forecast wave conditions in Scotland - North Coast
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
4
4
8
6
4
4
5
7
4
4
5
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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