The Cove surfForecast / Scot – North Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Monday 09 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 3PM is: 2.4m 14s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am March 09). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Mar)8ft (2.5m)14s
Afternoon (09 Mar)8ft (2.4m)14s
Evening (09 Mar)7ft (2.1m)13s

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


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Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
2
1
2
3
0
0
0
6
6
7
4
6
5
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.4
WNW
2.2
WNW
2.1
WNW
2.1
WNW
2.1
W
2.5
W
3
W
2.4
W
2.1
W
2.1
W
2.2
W
2.4
W
2.4
W
2.5
W
4
W
5.5
W
5.5
W
5
W
5
W
4.5
W
4
W
4
W
Period(s) (?)141414131313131312121212121313131311131413131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)262723002065170015121452151420882589163812361215146220842023227848896851914095248200684460205589
Wind
(km/h)
20
S
25
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
15
SSW
20
SW
15
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
30
SSE
40
SSE
40
SSW
25
SSW
50
WSW
60
WSW
55
W
45
WSW
40
SW
40
SSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
offoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:47AM
4.38
12:09AM
4.20
12:28PM
4.06
12:54AM
3.99
1:28PM
3.77
2:02AM
3.81
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:00PM
2.03
6:19AM
2.20
6:38PM
2.34
7:11AM
2.47
7:33PM
2.63
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Sunrise6:48-------6:46-------6:43-------
Sunset---6:01-------6:04-------6:06----
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
clear
light rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
------------1--11----453
Temp. °C8109876657998897656766545
Feels °C (?)3455311-11441-100-6-9-7-3-3-4-4-4-3
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