Surf Forecasts:
Beacon Cove surf forecast from 27 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Thursday 1 Oct, 7AM (local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 14s period, W swell with cross-shore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 1 Oct, 7AM (local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 14s period, W swell with 6,851 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Monday 28 Sep, 4AM (local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with WNW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Beacon Cove this week:
The surf forecast for Beacon Cove over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Monday (Sep 28) at 4AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.6m and 11s period with a secondary swell of 0.6m and 8s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Beacon Cove in the next 16 days are 4.0m 14s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Oct 01) at 7AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.2m 5s period and expected on Sunday (Sep 27) at 10AM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 4AM (Mon 28th Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) 11s |
| Best Surf | 7AM (Thu 1st Oct) | 13ft (4.0m) 14s |
| Most Powerful | 7AM (Thu 1st Oct) | 13ft (4.0m) 14s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Beacon Cove over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue morning, min 13°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, strong winds from the SE by Tue morning). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Tue night. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue night, min 14°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Tue night, calm by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 27 | Monday 28 | Tuesday 29 | Wednesday 30 | Thursday 1 | Friday 2 | Saturday 3 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | SW 10 | SW 11 | WSW 10 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 12 | W 11 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 260 | 544 | 705 | 674 | 492 | 332 | 127 | 98 | 968 | 1015 | 1452 | 5699 | 5645 | 3448 | 1369 | 917 | 627 | 288 | 246 | 235 | 319 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | on | on | off | off | off | off | off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross | cross-off | on | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:14AM6.57m | 6:30PM6.84m | 6:48AM6.77m | 7:05PM6.92m | 7:23AM6.81m | 7:42PM6.82m | 8:01AM6.67m | 8:21PM6.54m | 8:42AM6.36m | 9:05PM6.10m | 9:28AM5.93m | 9:57PM5.57m | 10:25AM5.43m | 11:03PM5.04m | |||||||
Low Tide | 12:28PM0.18m | 00:48AM0.04m | 1:02PM0.06m | 1:21AM0.03m | 1:38PM0.09m | 1:57AM0.19m | 2:15PM0.29m | 2:35AM0.51m | 2:58PM0.64m | 3:19AM0.95m | 3:48PM1.11m | 4:13AM1.46m | 4:54PM1.59m | ||||||||
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 | 7:13 | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — |
 | — | 7:07 | — | — | 7:06 | — | — | 7:04 | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | 6:59 | — | — | 6:57 | — | — | 6:54 | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 5 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | SW 7 | WNW 11 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | — | — | WNW 18 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 12 | W 11 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 |
| kJ | 260 | 137 | 705 | 674 | 492 | 332 | 127 | 98 | — | — | 31 | 5699 | 5645 | 3448 | 1369 | 917 | 627 | 288 | 246 | 235 | 319 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 8 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | W 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 18 | W 18 | W 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 82 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | WNW 10 | — | — | — | — | ESE 3 | SE 4 | SW 10 | SW 11 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 66 | 544 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 12 | 968 | 1015 | 1452 | 804 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 258 | 215 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 247 | 715 | 239 | 563 | 216 | 212 | 216 | 204 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 48 | 0 |
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