The Cove surfForecast / Scot – North Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Thursday 26 Mar 2026 GMT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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 7AM is: 3.0m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 1.4m 11s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm March 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Mar)13ft (4.0m)13s
Afternoon (27 Mar)25ft (7.5m)19s
Evening (27 Mar)26ft (8.0m)18s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
4
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0
9
5
4
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
W
1.9
W
2.1
W
3
W
4
WNW
6
WNW
7.5
WNW
8
WNW
8
WNW
8
WNW
8.5
WNW
8
WNW
8
WNW
8
WNW
8.5
WNW
7.5
WNW
6
WNW
5
NW
3.5
WNW
3
WNW
2.5
WNW
3.5
W
5
W
6.5
WNW
Period(s) (?)111111101316191918181717161615141413131212111113
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)6758569991618484417049423574460140030399924077137857316113032030842221591478689003555231316492945601313071
Wind
(km/h)
30
S
30
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
40
WSW
45
WSW
40
WSW
50
WSW
50
SW
50
WNW
55
W
60
W
50
WNW
55
NW
45
NW
30
NW
15
WSW
25
SSW
35
S
45
SSW
45
W
55
W
55
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:04AM
4.04
4:28PM
4.01
4:39AM
4.15
5:52PM
4.23
5:52AM
4.41
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:46PM
2.52
9:47AM
2.16
10:31PM
2.51
11:14AM
1.90
11:44PM
2.28
12:15PM
1.58
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Sunrise---5:56-------5:54-------5:52----
Sunset-------6:43-------6:45-------6:47
cloud
light rain
clear
part cloud
clear
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
Rain (mm)
-1---1----1--111----1411
Temp. °C676566654465466554335665
Feels °C (?)-20-1-3-3-4-5-5-8-8-5-8-10-6-6-5-3-1-4-6-6-4-6-8
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