Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Cove today (26 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 9s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Cove at 3PM is: 1.5m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 1.4m 8s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (26 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (26 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at The Cove. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Mon night, fresh winds from the WSW by Tue afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | W 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 10 | W 9 | W 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 544 | 473 | 394 | 834 | 543 | 458 | 586 | 477 | 477 | 586 | 520 | 295 | 295 | 377 | 313 | 275 | 281 | 300 | 313 | 367 | 297 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:34AM4.01m | 7:51PM4.32m | 8:24AM4.15m | 8:32PM4.50m | 9:05AM4.29m | 9:09PM4.66m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:36PM2.21m | 2:10AM1.96m | 2:18PM2.06m | 2:49AM1.76m | 2:55PM1.92m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 4:50 | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 9:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:45 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | — | W 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | W 10 | W 10 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 |
| kJ | 544 | 473 | 394 | — | 339 | 436 | 456 | 477 | 477 | 352 | 295 | 295 | 295 | 377 | 313 | 275 | 281 | 300 | 313 | 262 | 211 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | — | — | — | W 10 | — | W 10 | W 10 | — | — | W 10 | W 10 | NNW 9 | N 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | — | W 9 | — |
| kJ | 229 | 244 | — | — | — | 458 | — | 402 | 461 | — | — | 284 | 284 | 289 | 240 | 251 | 212 | 168 | — | 106 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | NW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 21 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNW 9 | NW 10 | NNW 9 | — | W 10 | W 5 | — | W 10 | W 10 | W 5 | WNW 5 | — | — | — | SSE 3 | SE 4 | W 9 | W 9 | W 7 |
| kJ | — | — | 343 | 834 | 543 | — | 586 | 34 | — | 586 | 520 | 66 | 47 | — | — | — | 5 | 15 | 240 | 367 | 297 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 34 | 32 | 7 | 35 | 760 | 774 | 785 | 813 | 170 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 345 | 278 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 412 |
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