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The Cove surfForecast / Scot – North Coast / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Tuesday 21 Apr 2026 BSTForecast 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
8.0° 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 6AM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a West direction and 0.5m 17s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am April 21). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (21 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
| Evening (21 Apr) | 4ft (1.2m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at The Cove. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 590 | 503 | 495 | 380 | 520 | 754 | 665 | 627 | 424 | 314 | 240 | 189 | 125 | 86 | 85 | 58 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 19 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 8 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 11:31PM 4.94 | 11:58AM 4.81 | 12:17AM 4.73 | 12:58PM 4.50 | 1:14AM 4.48 | 2:14PM 4.21 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 5:48AM 1.31 | 6:10PM 1.59 | 6:39AM 1.52 | 7:03PM 1.97 | 7:41AM 1.76 | |||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 5:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:41 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:40 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:45 |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 |
| Feels °C (?) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
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