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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
8.7° 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 4PM is: 2.5m 10s primary swell from a North direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 May) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (15 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (15 May) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at The Cove. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Sun afternoon, min 6°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Fri morning, calm by Sun afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 15 | Saturday 16 | Sunday 17 | Mon 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
N 9 | N 9 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | W 12 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | |
1583 | 1437 | 1238 | 1070 | 998 | 830 | 666 | 573 | 436 | 375 | 313 | 264 | 230 | 290 | 703 | 436 | 888 | 1021 | 1110 | 1094 | 1060 | 964 | 805 | 714 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 7:49AM4.89m | 8:24PM4.94m | 8:35AM5.04m | 9:06PM5.08m | 9:22AM5.10m | 9:48PM5.13m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:15PM1.18m | 2:37AM1.39m | 2:58PM1.07m | 3:20AM1.21m | 3:41PM1.07m | 4:05AM1.11m | ||||||||||||||||||
4:47 | — | — | — | — | — | 4:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:41 | — | |
— | — | — | 9:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:39 | — | — | — | 9:42 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 |
-3 | -2 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 12 | W 12 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 |
21 | 3 | 33 | 46 | 32 | 29 | 19 | 573 | 436 | 375 | 313 | 264 | 230 | 190 | 703 | 436 | 888 | 1021 | 1110 | 1094 | 1060 | 964 | 805 | 714 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 12 | — | W 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | N 9 | N 9 | NNE 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 |
— | — | 3 | — | 2 | 11 | 10 | 18 | 19 | 31 | 52 | 130 | 219 | 290 | 154 | 154 | 123 | 119 | 94 | 94 | 73 | 93 | 71 | 69 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 12 | — | — | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | W 8 | W 8 | W 15 | N 8 | W 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | 3 | — | — | 6 | 2 | 13 | 17 | 42 | 68 | 51 | 51 | 157 | 91 | 188 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | N 9 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | WSW 4 | W 4 | — | — |
1583 | 1437 | 1238 | 1070 | 998 | 830 | 666 | 397 | 325 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 9 | 6 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 531 | 424 | 424 | 183 | 183 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 65 | 65 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
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