The Cove surfForecast / Scot – North Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Wednesday 11 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
7.6° 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 2AM is: 4.5m 13s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm March 11). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Mar)13ft (4.0m)13s
Afternoon (12 Mar)13ft (4.0m)14s
Evening (12 Mar)18ft (5.5m)15s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
7
4
3
3
3
3
4
6
6
!
7
7
6
5
5
7
0
0
0
7
5
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
6
W
5
W
5
W
4.5
W
4
W
4
W
4
W
4
W
4
W
4.5
W
5.5
W
5.5
W
5
W
5
W
4.5
W
4
W
4
W
4.5
W
4.5
W
5
W
5.5
WNW
5
WNW
4.5
WNW
4
WNW
Period(s) (?)131414131313131314141516161616151515151514141313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)12383107328189666958984947546855146337899813179151731352811356102467266723795261017010730119131065978205603
Wind
(km/h)
45
WSW
40
SW
40
SSW
45
SSW
45
SSW
45
SSW
35
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
45
SW
40
SW
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
SW
40
SW
40
SW
35
WSW
35
WSW
50
W
50
W
45
W
35
W
30
W
30
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:28PM
3.77
2:02AM
3.81
3:04PM
3.60
3:40AM
3.76
4:55PM
3.68
5:10AM
3.91
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:33PM
2.63
8:38AM
2.65
9:18PM
2.80
10:36AM
2.57
11:05PM
2.68
11:47AM
2.30
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunrise------6:41-------6:37-------6:35-
Sunset-6:06-------6:08-------6:10------
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cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
heavy rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
Rain (mm)
---18101411-------------1-
Temp. °C756667556442225664555567
Feels °C (?)-3-4-3-5-4-3-4-5-3-7-6-7-7-6-5-4-3-4-6-7-5-4-2-1
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