Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Cove today (24 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for The Cove at 7AM is: 1.9m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 24). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 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 (24 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (24 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
| Evening (24 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at The Cove. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat morning, min 9°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Wed night, fresh winds from the SW by Fri morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | Saturday 26 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 11 | W 12 | W 18 | W 18 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1121 | 899 | 813 | 611 | 566 | 501 | 640 | 972 | 7666 | 13985 | 14348 | 11244 | 9798 | 8537 | 6462 | 5772 | 4304 | 3513 | 2700 | 2420 | 1944 | 1532 | 1338 | 1086 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 8:10AM4.47m | 8:11PM4.71m | 8:40AM4.69m | 8:43PM4.93m | 9:10AM4.86m | 9:14PM5.10m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:54AM1.68m | 2:06PM1.86m | 2:27AM1.41m | 2:39PM1.61m | 2:59AM1.19m | 3:11PM1.42m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:04 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 11 | W 12 | W 18 | W 18 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 |
| kJ | 1121 | 899 | 813 | 611 | 566 | 501 | 640 | 972 | 7666 | 13985 | 14348 | 11244 | 9798 | 8537 | 6462 | 5772 | 4304 | 3513 | 2700 | 2420 | 1944 | 1532 | 1338 | 1086 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | N 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 23 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | N 8 | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 3 | SSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — | S 4 |
| kJ | — | — | 3 | 14 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 8 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 31 | 28 | — | — | — | — | 12 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 9 | 26 | 10 | 36 | 26 | 7 | 412 | 186 | 421 | 421 | 421 | 412 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 421 | 759 | 7 | 0 | 36 |
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