The Cove surfForecast / Scot – North Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Friday 09 Jan 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
8.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at The Cove today?

The current surf forecast for The Cove at 1PM is: 2.0m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am January 09). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jan)7ft (2.1m)13s
Afternoon (09 Jan)6ft (1.9m)12s
Evening (09 Jan)5.5ft (1.7m)12s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
1
2
2
2
3
2
3
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.1
W
2.1
W
1.9
W
1.8
W
1.7
W
1.6
W
1.5
W
1.1
W
1.8
W
1.7
W
1.6
W
1.5
W
1.5
W
1.4
W
1.3
W
1.1
W
1
W
1.3
W
1.1
W
1
W
1.1
W
1.1
W
1.2
W
1.3
W
Period(s) (?)131212121212121413121212111110101012111212131212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1491137810629258277235945011077846714586517442333230188449291266327386413456
Wind
(km/h)
10
S
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
20
SSW
25
SSE
25
SSE
35
SSE
55
SSE
55
SSE
45
S
40
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
40
SSE
30
SSE
30
S
40
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffcross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
offoffcross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:32PM
4.67
1:24AM
4.14
1:22PM
4.42
2:17AM
3.99
2:18PM
4.18
3:17AM
3.91
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:16AM
2.08
6:59PM
1.70
7:05AM
2.30
7:52PM
1.97
8:03AM
2.48
8:53PM
2.19
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Sunrise8:59-------8:57-------8:56-------
Sunset--3:42-------3:45-------3:47-----
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
---------------4----11--
Temp. °C333344343312244456766789
Feels °C (?)-1-2-3-3-3-4-6-5-5-4-5-5-5-5-9-9-6-4-1-2-3010
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