Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Cove today (27 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for The Cove at 12AM is: 0.3m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 26). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at The Cove. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | W 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 5 | N 5 | N 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 12 | 11 | 11 | 22 | 34 | 70 | 67 | 81 | 57 | 56 | 37 | 35 | 22 | 21 | 13 | 37 | 24 | 17 | 21 |
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 | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 8:45PM4.70m | 9:14AM4.57m | 9:16PM4.89m | 9:44AM4.72m | 9:46PM5.03m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:35PM1.88m | 2:59AM1.48m | 3:08PM1.68m | 3:31AM1.30m | 3:40PM1.52m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:27 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | ESE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 12 | 11 | 11 | 22 | 34 | 70 | 67 | 81 | 57 | 56 | 37 | 35 | 22 | 21 | 9 | 31 | 66 | 101 | 106 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | W 8 | W 11 | W 7 | W 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | N 5 | W 7 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 17 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | W 12 | W 8 | N 8 | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 6 | N 6 | N 8 | N 8 | N 6 | W 7 | N 9 |
| kJ | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 4 | SE 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 6 | E 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 5 | — | N 6 |
| kJ | 12 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 13 | 22 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 37 | 24 | — | 21 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 176 | 183 | 183 | 158 | 34 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 17 | 34 | 59 | 354 | 203 | 171 | 167 | 32 | 35 | 167 | 35 |
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