The Cove surfForecast / Scot – North Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Tuesday 10 Mar 2026 GMT
Forecast 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
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: 2.2m 12s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am March 10). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Mar)8ft (2.5m)12s
Afternoon (10 Mar)7ft (2.1m)12s
Evening (10 Mar)7ft (2.2m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Fri
13
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
4
2
2
2
2
0
0
!
6
6
6
0
4
3
3
0
0
6
0
7
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.4
W
2.1
W
2
W
2.2
W
2.3
W
2.4
W
3
W
6
W
7
W
6
W
5.5
W
4.5
W
4.5
W
4
W
4
W
4
W
4.5
W
4.5
W
5
W
4.5
W
4
W
Period(s) (?)131312121212121313131213131413131313131414141516
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1400208822821638123611031439191919992652973515324121601162078657015611256745886721283829515100258875
Wind
(km/h)
20
S
20
S
20
S
25
SW
25
S
30
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSW
45
S
60
SW
60
W
60
W
45
WSW
40
SW
40
SSW
45
SSW
45
SSW
40
SSW
45
SW
50
SW
55
SSW
45
WSW
50
SW
35
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffcross-
off
offcross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:09AM
4.20
12:28PM
4.06
12:54AM
3.99
1:28PM
3.77
2:02AM
3.81
3:04PM
3.60
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:19AM
2.20
6:38PM
2.34
7:11AM
2.47
7:33PM
2.63
8:38AM
2.65
9:18PM
2.80
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Fri
13
Sunrise--6:46-------6:43-------6:41-----
Sunset-----6:04-------6:06-------6:08--
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part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light rain
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
light rain
clear
Rain (mm)
----------1----29832122-
Temp. °C767998997666766655555643
Feels °C (?)21233111-3-7-7-8-4-3-4-5-5-4-5-7-8-4-7-6
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