
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Cove today (18 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Cove at 10PM is: 1.4m 7s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 18). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 7s |
| Evening (18 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at The Cove. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sat night, strong winds from the WNW by Tue morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 11 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
171 | 188 | 168 | 111 | 101 | 84 | 84 | 91 | 47 | 47 | 43 | 44 | 71 | 184 | 237 | 232 | 197 | 154 | 174 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 00:29AM5.05m | 1:16PM4.50m | 1:14AM4.84m | 2:04PM4.29m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:14PM1.70m | 6:51AM1.22m | 6:58PM1.91m | 7:38AM1.51m | 7:46PM2.13m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 4:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 10:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10:01 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 11 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 10 | W 10 |
8 | 8 | 7 | 111 | 101 | 36 | 25 | 16 | 11 | 10 | 43 | 43 | 40 | 39 | 37 | 232 | 197 | 72 | 53 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 15 | W 15 | N 6 | N 6 | W 9 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | N 6 | W 9 | WNW 8 | W 8 | N 6 | W 10 | W 10 | N 7 | N 9 |
— | 5 | 4 | 47 | 47 | 7 | 31 | 29 | 27 | 43 | 6 | 13 | 21 | 20 | 2 | 35 | 33 | 4 | 13 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 14 | W 14 | WNW 13 | W 9 | W 9 | NE 9 | W 9 | NE 8 | N 6 | NW 8 | N 6 | E 7 | NNE 6 | N 6 | N 6 | E 6 |
— | — | — | 4 | 15 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | — | — | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | — | — | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
171 | 188 | 168 | — | — | 84 | 84 | 91 | 47 | 47 | 41 | 44 | 71 | 184 | 237 | — | — | 154 | 174 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 289 | 289 | 87 | 87 | 21 | 21 | 63 | 104 | 63 | 37 | 114 | 37 | 104 | 186 | 186 | 207 | 1688 | 207 | 207 |
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