Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Terry s Cove today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 4s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 3s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 5s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Terry s Cove at 7PM is: 0.4m 3s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 18). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 3s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Terry s Cove. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Warm (max 32°C on Thu morning, min 24°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SE 5 | SSW 3 | S 5 | S 5 | SW 4 | S 5 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 2 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 2 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
3 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:48PM0.05m | 1:41AM0.25m | 2:27AM0.26m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:21PM0.02m | 5:41PM0.05m | 3:16AM0.24m | 3:16PM-0.01m | 4:10PM-0.03m | ||||||||||||||||
6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 7:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:27 | — | |
mm | 4 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 30 | 31 | 30 | 26 | 28 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 29 |
Feels °C | 33 | 33 | 31 | 27 | 30 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 34 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 35 | 30 | 31 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SW 3 | SE 5 | SSW 3 | S 5 | — | SW 4 | S 5 | — | S 5 | — | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | — | — | — |
3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | — | — | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | — | — | SE 5 | — | S 5 | — | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | SW 4 | SW 3 | NW 3 | W 4 | WNW 3 | — | — | — | WSW 4 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 2 |
2 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 3 | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 594 | 594 | 610 | 606 | 610 | 602 | 594 | 594 | 594 | 1118 | 1118 | 598 | 615 | 1201 | 1226 | 1261 | 1261 | 1261 | 1775 | 1384 | 1737 |
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