The Cove surfForecast / Scot – North Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Saturday 14 Mar 2026 GMT
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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
7.5° 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 3AM is: 3.0m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.3m 15s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm March 14). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Mar)10ft (3.0m)12s
Afternoon (15 Mar)13ft (4.0m)11s
Evening (15 Mar)18ft (5.5m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
2
0
2
0
3
6
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7
7
6
5
4
4
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
WNW
3
WNW
3
WNW
2.4
WNW
3
W
3.5
W
4
W
4.5
W
5.5
WNW
7.5
WNW
7.5
WNW
8.5
WNW
8.5
WNW
8.5
WNW
7
WNW
6
WNW
5
WNW
4.5
W
4
W
3.5
W
3
W
3
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
Period(s) (?)121213131212111213191919191818171616151414131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2165239125741886258030743591514610534387794236149766505204570530325219301322510309737251994089322537913791
Wind
(km/h)
20
SW
25
SSW
25
S
40
S
35
W
40
WSW
45
WSW
45
WSW
40
WSW
40
SW
40
SW
50
WSW
50
SW
45
WSW
35
WSW
25
SSE
30
SSW
35
SW
35
SW
30
S
35
S
35
S
35
WSW
35
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offoffoffcrosscross-
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
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:07PM
3.93
6:10AM
4.18
6:51PM
4.21
6:53AM
4.47
7:27PM
4.49
7:28AM
4.76
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:04AM
2.41
12:32PM
1.98
12:47AM
2.11
1:10PM
1.65
1:23AM
1.81
1:45PM
1.35
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Sunrise----6:31-------6:28-------6:26---
Sunset-------6:15-------6:17-------6:20
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cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
Rain (mm)
----21-----1---12-----1-
Temp. °C55565554333557869111191112109
Feels °C (?)-1-1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-7-7-7-7-40034324431
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