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The Cove surfForecast / Scot – North Coast / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Monday 18 May 2026 BSTForecast 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
8.9° 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 10PM is: 1.2m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 18). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
| Evening (18 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at The Cove. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu morning, min 8°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Tue morning, calm by Wed morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thu 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | |
396 | 396 | 326 | 244 | 198 | 158 | 122 | 90 | 61 | 59 | 40 | 26 | 81 | 176 | 301 | 347 | 411 | 293 | 276 | 212 | 190 | 141 | 276 | 262 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 10:33PM5.11m | 11:04AM4.93m | 11:20PM5.00m | 12:01PM4.73m | 00:11AM4.84m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:26PM1.18m | 4:52AM1.10m | 5:12PM1.40m | 5:42AM1.19m | 6:01PM1.69m | 6:35AM1.35m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  |  | | |  | | | | | | |  | | |  | |  |  | | | | | | |
 | — | — | — | — | 4:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:35 | — | — | — |
 | — | 9:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:45 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:47 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 11 |
5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 8 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | W 16 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 6 | W 12 | W 12 |
 kJ | 396 | 396 | 326 | 244 | 198 | 158 | 122 | 90 | 61 | 59 | 40 | 26 | 66 | 44 | 301 | 347 | 411 | 293 | 276 | 212 | 190 | 34 | 276 | 262 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | W 13 | W 16 | W 16 | E 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | W 12 | E 6 | E 6 |
| kJ | 50 | 51 | 51 | 35 | 34 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 14 | 81 | 176 | 28 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 141 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 13 | W 13 | NNE 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | E 6 | N 8 | N 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 24 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 3 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 5 | ESE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | W 4 | W 4 | WSW 5 | W 5 | — | S 2 | SSE 3 |
| kJ | 8 | 21 | 61 | 73 | 87 | 87 | 76 | 106 | 123 | 142 | 59 | 117 | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | 33 | 37 | 32 | — | 1 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 34 | 34 | 87 | 170 | 170 | 416 | 582 | 82 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 21 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
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