The Cove surfForecast / Scot – North Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Tuesday 24 Mar 2026 GMT
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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
7.6° 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 2PM is: 6.5m 16s primary swell from a West direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am March 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Mar)23ft (7.0m)15s
Afternoon (24 Mar)21ft (6.5m)16s
Evening (24 Mar)16ft (5.0m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
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0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
5
2
3
2
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
7
W
7
W
6.5
WNW
5.5
WNW
5
WNW
4.5
WNW
5
WNW
5
NW
5.5
NW
5.5
NNW
5.5
NNW
5.5
NNW
5.5
NNW
4.5
NNW
3.5
W
4
N
3.5
N
3
N
2.4
WNW
2
W
2.3
N
2.1
N
2
W
2.2
W
Period(s) (?)151616151414131211121212121214121211121211121111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)235972443818931127909402842481437047745475627900816783255123432338713327236017191136132411649531102
Wind
(km/h)
55
WSW
50
WSW
40
W
40
W
40
WNW
40
WNW
45
NW
45
NW
50
NW
50
NW
55
NW
50
NW
45
NW
45
NW
40
NW
35
NW
25
NW
10
WNW
15
S
25
SSE
30
S
30
WSW
35
W
35
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crossoffcross-
off
offcross-
off
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:55AM
4.61
12:22AM
4.40
1:02PM
4.25
1:31AM
4.15
2:37PM
4.00
3:04AM
4.04
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:14PM
1.83
6:43AM
1.93
7:15PM
2.24
8:02AM
2.15
8:46PM
2.52
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Sunrise6:05-------6:03-------6:00------5:56
Sunset---6:36-------6:38-------6:40----
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
----11111---1-11-----1--
Temp. °C887655444544432344424866
Feels °C (?)-4-3-3-3-5-5-7-7-8-8-9-9-8-8-8-6-4-1-1-5-31-3-2
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  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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