The Cove surfForecast / Scot – North Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Sunday 31 May 2026 BST
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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
10.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at The Cove today (31 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 May, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 May, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cove at 7PM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a North direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 May)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Afternoon (31 May)3ft (0.9m)9s
Evening (31 May)2.5ft (0.8m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon morning, min 11°C on Tue afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
31
Monday
1
Tuesday
2
Wed
3
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
N
10
0.9
N
10
0.9
N
9
0.8
N
9
0.8
N
9
0.6
W
12
0.7
W
12
0.5
W
12
0.5
W
11
0.5
W
11
0.5
W
11
0.5
W
11
0.5
W
11
0.4
WSW
11
0.4
WSW
10
0.4
WSW
10
0.4
WSW
10
0.4
WSW
10
0.4
WSW
10
0.4
WSW
10
0.4
WSW
9
0.4
WSW
9
0.4
WSW
9
0.4
NNE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
149
146
134
104
102
108
139
69
66
66
64
61
59
38
36
34
33
33
32
31
29
29
29
20
Wind (km/h)
5
NNE
10
NW
5
SE
10
SSE
10
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
15
ESE
20
SE
10
S
5
N
5
NNE
5
E
10
E
10
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
10
NNE
5
NW
5
NW
5
W
5
SW
10
ESE
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
on
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
9:25AM4.49m
9:38PM4.72m
10:01AM4.44m
10:10PM4.73m
10:37AM4.38m
10:43PM4.69m
Low Tide
3:29PM1.69m
3:54AM1.59m
4:02PM1.75m
4:30AM1.59m
4:36PM1.83m
5:06AM1.63m
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:18
4:16
4:16
4:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
10:06
10:07
10:09
10:10
6
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
12
13
13
13
12
12
12
13
14
14
14
13
13
12
12
12
12
12
11
11
11
11
12
12
11
11
12
11
10
9
10
12
11
10
13
12
12
11
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
12
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
N
10
0.9
N
10
0.9
N
9
0.8
N
9
0.8
N
9
0.7
N
9
0.7
W
12
0.6
N
8
0.5
W
11
0.5
W
11
0.5
W
11
0.5
W
11
0.5
W
11
0.4
WSW
11
0.4
WSW
10
0.4
WSW
10
0.4
WSW
10
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
Energy kJ
149
146
134
104
102
76
139
49
66
66
64
61
59
38
36
34
33
25
24
23
22
21
21
20
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
W
12
0.6
W
12
0.5
W
12
0.5
W
12
0.5
W
13
0.6
W
12
0.6
N
9
0.5
W
12
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.4
N
8
0.4
N
8
0.4
N
7
0.4
N
7
0.3
N
7
0.3
NNE
7
0.3
NNE
7
0.4
WSW
10
0.4
WSW
10
0.4
WSW
10
0.4
WSW
9
0.4
WSW
9
0.4
WSW
9
0.3
WSW
9
Energy kJ
98
93
72
75
82
108
53
69
32
31
20
18
17
17
9
10
10
33
32
31
29
29
29
17
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.4
W
5
0.4
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.4
W
5
0.4
WSW
5
0.3
W
5
0.3
W
5
0.2
ESE
3
0.2
E
4
0.1
N
10
0.2
N
9
0.1
W
18
0.1
W
17
0.1
W
16
0.2
W
16
Energy kJ
1
1
7
7
14
14
7
9
5
4
1
1
2
6
6
6
5
20
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
2
0.2
ESE
3
Energy kJ
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
17
21
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
9
0
12
0
10
10
0
17
59
26
17
10
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Scotland - North Coast
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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