Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Beacon Cove today (18 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Beacon Cove at 10PM is: 1.2m 7s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 17s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Beacon Cove. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 15°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Wed night, light winds from the E by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 7 | W 7 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 6 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 143 | 145 | 130 | 157 | 161 | 181 | 235 | 246 | 287 | 156 | 324 | 430 | 579 | 759 | 791 | 675 | 639 | 517 | 397 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:53PM5.75m | 10:13AM5.43m | 10:34PM5.22m | 10:57AM4.97m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:48PM1.02m | 4:08AM1.28m | 4:27PM1.49m | 4:48AM1.75m | 5:13PM1.94m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:30 | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | W 9 | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 9 | WSW 16 | W 10 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 |
| kJ | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 235 | 10 | 10 | 63 | 24 | 45 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 675 | 639 | 517 | 397 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 16 | — | — | WSW 16 | — | WSW 15 | — | — | — | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | — | — | 24 | — | 23 | — | — | — | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 7 | W 7 | — | W 9 | W 9 | W 6 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | WNW 9 | — | — | — | N 5 |
| kJ | 143 | 145 | 130 | 157 | 161 | 181 | — | 246 | 287 | 156 | 324 | 430 | 579 | 759 | 791 | — | — | — | 16 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 392 | 237 | 221 | 132 | 133 | 133 | 70 | 221 | 237 | 237 | 221 | 221 | 221 | 127 | 132 | 136 | 65 | 44 | 44 |
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