The Cove surfForecast / Scot – North Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Wednesday 29 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
8.5° 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 1PM is: 1.4m 17s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.4m 12s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am April 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Apr)5ft (1.5m)12s
Afternoon (29 Apr)6ft (1.8m)17s
Evening (29 Apr)8ft (2.5m)16s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
1
Sat
2
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
3
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
3
3
2
1
1
0
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
W
13
1.5
W
12
1.4
W
12
1.4
WNW
17
2
WNW
16
2.5
WNW
16
2.5
WNW
16
2.5
WNW
15
2.5
WNW
15
2.5
WNW
14
2.4
WNW
14
2.3
WNW
14
2.2
WNW
13
2.1
WNW
13
1.9
WNW
13
1.8
WNW
13
1.7
WNW
12
1.7
WNW
12
1.6
WNW
12
1.6
WNW
12
1.6
WNW
11
1.6
WNW
11
1.5
WNW
11
1.5
WNW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
663
692
566
1146
2058
3456
3460
3241
2822
2709
2378
2136
1725
1467
1175
1028
820
780
683
660
615
593
515
496
Wind (km/h)
5
SSE
5
SSE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
10
SSE
10
S
10
SSW
5
SSW
10
SE
20
SSE
15
SSE
5
W
5
N
0
SE
10
S
5
W
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
5
WNW
10
NW
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
High Tide
7:59AM4.77m
8:36PM4.68m
8:37AM4.84m
9:06PM4.76m
9:12AM4.85m
9:34PM4.80m
Low Tide
1:51AM1.86m
2:14PM1.33m
2:29AM1.68m
2:50PM1.31m
3:04AM1.55m
3:22PM1.34m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
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5:24
5:22
5:20
5:18
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8:59
9:00
9:04
9:06
1
Temp °C
11
11
12
15
17
15
14
13
12
11
13
16
18
18
15
13
12
13
15
15
12
10
9
9
9
9
9
12
14
11
11
9
9
8
11
12
13
14
12
11
11
10
13
12
9
6
7
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
W
13
1.5
W
12
1.4
W
12
1.4
WNW
17
2
WNW
16
2.5
WNW
16
2.5
WNW
16
2.5
WNW
15
2.5
WNW
15
2.5
WNW
14
2.4
WNW
14
2.3
WNW
14
2.2
WNW
13
2.1
WNW
13
1.9
WNW
13
1.8
WNW
13
1.7
WNW
12
1.7
WNW
12
1.6
WNW
12
1.6
WNW
12
1.6
WNW
11
1.6
WNW
11
1.5
WNW
11
1.5
WNW
11
Energy kJ
663
692
566
1146
2058
3456
3460
3241
2822
2709
2378
2136
1725
1467
1175
1028
820
780
683
660
615
593
515
496
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
N
9
0.5
N
8
0.7
NW
19
1.4
W
12
1.3
W
12
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.3
NE
8
0.3
NE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.4
SE
6
0.3
ESE
6
0.2
ESE
6
0.2
ESE
6
0.2
ESE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.2
ESE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
Energy kJ
39
37
364
538
449
17
17
10
10
12
9
7
4
4
4
2
4
1
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WNW
20
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
Energy kJ
40
24
23
23
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
8
0.3
NE
8
0.6
SE
4
Energy kJ
17
11
8
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
1
2
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
9
0
0
0
0
0
0
9
0
0
0
0
0
7
24
7
35
7
34
Best forecast wave conditions in Scotland - North Coast
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
8
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
7
5
5
5
5
5
4
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