Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Broad Cove today (16 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 3s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 6s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Broad Cove at 2PM is: 0.5m 3s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 08:00am October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (ADT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 3s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 7ft (2.2m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Broad Cove. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri night, min 1°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||
6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSW 6 | SSW 3 | S 5 | S 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | SE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 8 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 117 | 377 | 558 | 444 | 516 | 291 | 260 | 223 | 156 | 119 | 72 | 54 | 37 | 23 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:29PM1.49m | 1:20AM1.27m | 1:19PM1.41m | 2:19AM1.23m | 2:17PM1.36m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:16AM0.56m | 7:05PM0.41m | 7:05AM0.63m | 7:59PM0.47m | 8:04AM0.68m | 9:00PM0.50m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:29 | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 5 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 6 |
Feels °C | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | -1 | -4 | -4 | -4 | -5 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | — | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | 320 | 291 | 260 | 223 | 156 | 119 | 72 | 54 | 37 | 23 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | SW 7 | SSW 6 | E 12 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | S 8 | — | — | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | E 9 | E 10 |
| kJ | 5 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 289 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 20 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 15 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 15 | SE 10 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSW 3 | S 5 | S 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | W 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | N 3 | N 4 | N 3 | NNW 3 | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 | NNE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 12 | 117 | 377 | 558 | 444 | 516 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1108 | 1090 | 1263 | 422 | 1313 | 890 | 523 | 501 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 397 | 338 |
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