The Cove surfForecast / Scot – North Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Tuesday 31 Mar 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
7.3° 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 12AM is: 3.5m 13s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm March 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Apr)--
Afternoon (01 Apr)11ft (3.5m)14s
Evening (01 Apr)11ft (3.5m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
3
4
4
3
2
1
3
2
3
1
3
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3.5
WNW
3.5
W
3.5
WNW
3.5
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
2.5
W
2.2
W
2.2
WNW
2.2
WNW
2.4
NW
2.3
NW
1.7
WNW
2.2
WNW
2.2
WNW
2
WNW
1.8
WNW
1.4
WNW
1
WNW
0.9
N
2
W
2.3
W
2.5
W
2.4
W
Period(s) (?)131313131312121211111111101312121111111115141313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3778351333933502371131761946131911631165134012105361573138410627734692381881763215522572084
Wind
(km/h)
35
WSW
30
SW
30
SW
35
SW
35
SW
25
W
35
N
30
N
30
N
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
N
10
N
0
E
10
SSE
20
SSE
30
SSE
30
SE
25
SSE
25
S
20
SW
25
WNW
25
W
20
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crossonononononononglassoffcross-
off
offcross-
off
offoffcross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:06PM
4.81
9:05AM
5.08
9:37PM
4.88
9:38AM
5.13
10:05PM
4.90
10:10AM
5.09
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:42PM
1.12
2:54AM
1.55
3:18PM
1.04
3:29AM
1.42
3:51PM
1.06
4:01AM
1.36
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Sunrise-----6:43-------6:39-------6:37--
Sunset-7:52-------7:54-------7:57------
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------231----------111--
Temp. °C131312111110446665445666664456
Feels °C (?)576445-4-4-2-2-1-1-110-1-2-2-1-1-1-3-10
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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