Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Broad Cove today (31 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Broad Cove at 8PM is: 0.4m 6s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm August 31). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (ADT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (31 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 6s |
| Evening (31 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Broad Cove. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Mon afternoon, min 15°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
30 | 22 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 58 | 58 | 79 | 76 | 67 | 64 | 47 | 47 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 11:04AM1.73m | 11:25PM1.59m | 11:44AM1.73m | 00:11AM1.52m | 12:30PM1.70m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:20PM0.20m | 5:28AM0.24m | 6:05PM0.22m | 6:11AM0.31m | 6:56PM0.25m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 7:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 16 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSW 4 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
30 | 22 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 25 | 25 | 2 | 58 | 58 | 79 | 76 | 67 | 64 | 47 | 47 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SSE 12 | SE 10 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SE 9 | — | SW 5 | SW 5 | — | — |
7 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 24 | 3 | 1 | 20 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 3 | — | — | — | SE 10 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 14 | SW 5 | SSE 12 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SSW 4 | — | — | — | SW 5 | — |
— | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 5 | SSW 3 | SW 4 | NE 2 | NE 2 | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | ESE 4 |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 4 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1314 | 1314 | 1314 | 1314 | 2766 | 501 | 1333 | 1325 | 1333 | 1363 | 1108 | 943 | 973 | 939 | 27 | 640 | 1261 | 1041 | 1042 | 2862 |
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