Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Beacon Cove today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 9s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Beacon Cove at 10AM is: 2.1m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 9s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Beacon Cove. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Thu morning, light winds from the E by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
701 | 612 | 710 | 675 | 627 | 495 | 441 | 293 | 235 | 185 | 136 | 108 | 86 | 90 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 65 | 65 | 39 | 40 | 25 | 25 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 10:57AM4.97m | 11:25PM4.73m | 11:55AM4.57m | 00:36AM4.36m | 1:20PM4.36m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:48AM1.75m | 5:13PM1.94m | 5:40AM2.17m | 6:19PM2.31m | 6:58AM2.45m | 7:54PM2.45m | |||||||||||||||||
6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:27 | — | |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 6 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | N 5 | W 9 | N 5 |
9 | 8 | 8 | 21 | 21 | 495 | 441 | 293 | 235 | 185 | 136 | 108 | 86 | 90 | 18 | 13 | 18 | 20 | 30 | 31 | 20 | 25 | 15 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 15 | W 9 |
— | — | — | — | — | 20 | 20 | 18 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 65 | 65 | 39 | 40 | 21 | 25 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 13 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | SW 12 | WSW 15 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 6 | 21 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | NNW 5 | N 5 | N 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 5 | — |
701 | 612 | 710 | 675 | 627 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 27 | 29 | 56 | 59 | 36 | 27 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 221 | 221 | 265 | 132 | 303 | 136 | 563 | 237 | 44 | 44 | 47 | 37 | 70 | 48 | 282 | 48 | 48 | 47 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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