Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Beacon Cove today (22 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Beacon Cove at 12AM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (22 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (22 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Beacon Cove. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun morning, min 14°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Sun morning, fresh winds from the E by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | N 6 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
112 | 87 | 46 | 32 | 66 | 65 | 45 | 40 | 40 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 46 | 40 | 40 | 42 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | 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-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 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 | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:24 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 10 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | N 6 | N 6 | N 5 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | N 4 | N 4 | NNW 4 | N 4 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 |
112 | 87 | 46 | 32 | 66 | 52 | 37 | 40 | 40 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 40 | 42 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | WNW 5 | W 5 | W 8 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | W 9 | W 9 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 14 | N 4 |
7 | 7 | 14 | 15 | 32 | 65 | 45 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 14 | 13 | 46 | 40 | 19 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 13 | SW 16 | W 5 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | — | — | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 8 | W 10 | — | WSW 14 |
10 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 22 | 22 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | — | 20 | 20 | 5 | 8 | — | 19 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | — | — | — | N 5 | N 5 | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 | N 4 | — | — | — | — | N 4 | — |
25 | 25 | 18 | 25 | — | — | — | 25 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 15 | 14 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 251 | 48 | 48 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 60 | 47 | 0 | 47 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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