Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Broad Cove today (17 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Broad Cove at 9AM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00am July 17). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (ADT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (17 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
| Evening (17 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Broad Cove. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 23°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Fri night, strong winds from the S by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 7 | SW 7 | SSW 7 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 75 | 149 | 47 | 33 | 32 | 67 | 41 | 67 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 34 | 45 | 28 | 60 | 160 | 332 | 426 | 345 | 379 | 262 | 128 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 10:51PM1.85m | 11:32AM1.72m | 11:41PM1.76m | 12:20PM1.70m | 00:32AM1.64m | 1:08PM1.65m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:15AM0.00m | 5:34PM0.23m | 6:02AM0.08m | 6:27PM0.28m | 6:48AM0.18m | 7:20PM0.33m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:55 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 15 | 10 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 20 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SE 14 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | E 9 | SE 12 | SE 12 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 |
| kJ | 75 | 66 | 47 | 33 | 29 | 34 | 41 | 32 | 22 | 29 | 13 | 10 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 2 | 24 | 24 | 211 | 149 | 128 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | S 8 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 10 | E 9 | — | E 9 | E 9 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 22 | 21 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 1 | 28 | 28 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 8 | SSW 8 | S 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 10 | — | E 11 | — | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 3 | SW 7 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | — | SSW 6 | WNW 2 | SW 6 | — | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | WNW 2 |
| kJ | 3 | 149 | 1 | 2 | — | 67 | 1 | 67 | — | 13 | 26 | 21 | 30 | 34 | 45 | 28 | 60 | 160 | 332 | 426 | 345 | 379 | 262 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 37 | 422 | 37 | 397 | 2229 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2229 | 0 | 0 | 422 | 3167 | 943 | 907 | 1009 | 551 | 523 | 501 | 501 | 501 | 27 | 0 |
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