The Cove Surf Break

Lat Long: 58.62° N 3.65° W

The Cove, United Kingdom Weather Observations

Issued: 6 pm 04 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Cove sea temperature is
13.3° C
0.0° 

The Cove surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Current weather conditions and live observations for The Cove based on the nearest weather station observations (including METAR, SYNOP, ship and quickscat wind data). This is the most reliable place on surf-forecast.com to see what is happening with the weather in The Cove right now. Also check out the current weather map overlays on our dynamic weather maps.

Current Weather near The Cove

as reported by 5 closest weather stations

Weather Station WeatherWindGustsTemp.Visibility
Visibility /
Cloud

Wick Airport

39 km ESE216 m above sea level

2 hours ago
clearMist -
30
moderate winds from the E
(28 km/h at 80°)
14 °C1.3
1.3
few

SHIP684

41 km NE3 m above sea level

3 hours ago
-
(- km/h at -°)
12.0 °C-
-


Stromness

42 km NE8 m above sea level

41 minutes ago
dry
wind obs. (0 kph from 359 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
12 °C-
-
-
-
0

SHIP1790

41 km NE3 m above sea level

3 hours ago
-
(- km/h at -°)
12.0 °C-
-


SHIP1457

41 km NE3 m above sea level

3 hours ago
-
(- km/h at -°)
12.0 °C-
-


SHIP4090

41 km NE15 m above sea level

3 hours ago
-
(- km/h at -°)
- °C- km
- km


SHIP928

41 km NE3 m above sea level

1 hour ago
-
(- km/h at -°)
12.4 °C-
-


SHIP5525

41 km NE3 m above sea level

2 hours ago
-
(- km/h at -°)
12.0 °C-
-


SHIP5868

41 km NE3 m above sea level

3 hours ago
-
(- km/h at -°)
12.0 °C-
-


SHIP3606

41 km NE15 m above sea level

3 hours ago
-
(- km/h at -°)
- °C- km
- km


* NOTE: not all weather observatories update at the same frequency which is the reason why some locations may show data from stations that are further away than known closer ones. We also include passing Ship data if it is recorded close to The Cove and within an acceptable time window.

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