Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Cove today (16 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 11s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 11s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Cove at 12AM is: 4.0m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 3.5m 12s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 11s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 7ft (2.1m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at The Cove. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 12°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the SW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | |||||||||||||||||
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 14 | W 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NNW 13 | WNW 12 | NNW 13 | N 13 | W 13 | W 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 8201 | 6532 | 5131 | 4001 | 2942 | 2211 | 1260 | 1082 | 1194 | 836 | 1166 | 1144 | 1087 | 972 | 870 | 861 | 755 | 729 | 626 |
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 | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:05AM4.24m | 12:15PM4.32m | 00:51AM3.96m | 1:00PM4.10m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:01PM1.83m | 6:10AM2.11m | 6:42PM2.07m | 6:49AM2.41m | 7:33PM2.31m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 14 | — | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 11 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | WNW 11 | N 13 | N 12 | N 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 |
| kJ | 8201 | — | 5131 | 4001 | 2942 | 2211 | 504 | 456 | 1194 | 836 | 1042 | 901 | 1087 | 913 | 771 | 861 | 755 | 729 | 626 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 16 | NNW 15 | NNW 14 | NNW 13 | W 12 | — | NNW 13 | WNW 11 | W 13 | — | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 50 | 169 | 425 | 651 | 461 | — | 1144 | 750 | 972 | — | 668 | 657 | 566 | 556 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 14 | — | — | — | — | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | — | NW 10 | WNW 12 | — | — | — | W 12 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 6532 | — | — | — | — | 1260 | 1082 | — | 589 | 1166 | — | — | — | 870 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 189 | 189 | 189 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 34 | 608 | 785 | 183 | 87 | 35 | 17 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 21 | 7 | 0 |
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