Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Beacon Cove today (21 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Beacon Cove at 5PM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Beacon Cove. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Sun morning, fresh winds from the E by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | N 6 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 119 | 108 | 90 | 87 | 46 | 32 | 40 | 65 | 44 | 39 | 40 | 25 | 25 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 46 | 39 | 47 | 43 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:55AM4.57m | 00:36AM4.36m | 1:20PM4.36m | 2:10AM4.29m | 2:52PM4.47m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:19PM2.31m | 6:58AM2.45m | 7:54PM2.45m | 8:37AM2.43m | 9:24PM2.25m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:24 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | N 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | SW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 |
| kJ | 119 | 108 | 90 | 87 | 46 | 15 | 40 | 52 | 39 | 39 | 40 | 25 | 25 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 39 | 47 | 43 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 8 | W 8 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | W 9 | W 9 | SW 13 | NNW 4 | — | N 4 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 32 | 32 | 65 | 44 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 14 | 14 | 46 | 6 | — | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 5 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | — | — | — | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 9 | W 8 | — | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 22 | 22 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | 20 | 20 | 6 | 5 | — | 19 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | NNW 5 | N 5 | — | — | — | N 5 | N 5 | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 | N 4 | — | — | — | — | N 4 | — |
| kJ | 55 | 43 | 33 | 25 | 33 | 19 | — | — | — | 28 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 15 | 14 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 70 | 237 | 282 | 48 | 48 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 60 | 37 | 0 | 47 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 1 |
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