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The Cove surfForecast / Scot – North Coast / UK
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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 10PM is: 1.8m 13s primary swell from a West direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 May) | - | - |
| 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 ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Mon morning, min 7°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, strong winds from the SE by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 17 | Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wed 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | |
1094 | 1094 | 1060 | 860 | 726 | 714 | 596 | 467 | 396 | 396 | 326 | 250 | 198 | 194 | 154 | 117 | 81 | 59 | 40 | 26 | 81 | 176 | 301 | 347 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | 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 | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 9:48PM5.13m | 10:12AM5.06m | 10:33PM5.11m | 11:04AM4.93m | 11:20PM5.00m | 12:01PM4.73m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:41PM1.07m | 4:05AM1.11m | 4:26PM1.18m | 4:52AM1.10m | 5:12PM1.40m | 5:42AM1.19m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 4:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:37 | — | — | — | |
— | 9:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:44 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:45 | |
1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 |
6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 8 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | E 7 | ESE 7 | W 16 | W 15 |
1094 | 1094 | 1060 | 860 | 726 | 714 | 596 | 467 | 396 | 396 | 326 | 250 | 198 | 194 | 154 | 117 | 81 | 59 | 40 | 26 | 26 | 40 | 301 | 347 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | N 9 | NNE 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | WNW 8 | W 16 | E 7 | ESE 7 |
90 | 71 | 73 | 77 | 52 | 50 | 49 | 53 | 50 | 51 | 51 | 35 | 34 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 24 | 176 | 25 | 16 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 16 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 81 | 13 | 13 | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 3 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | ESE 7 | ESE 4 | — | — | NNW 7 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 35 | 61 | 83 | 61 | 59 | 83 | 87 | 138 | 133 | 70 | 88 | 10 | — | — | 5 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 36 | 34 | 34 | 170 | 34 | 170 | 82 | 183 | 82 | 34 | 34 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
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