Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Cove today (18 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 13s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 13s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for The Cove at 8PM is: 3.0m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 18). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 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 (18 Sep) | 15ft (4.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 13ft (4.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 12s |
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 14°C on Fri morning, min 10°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Sat afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 12 | W 11 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 6730 | 4899 | 3359 | 2355 | 2791 | 2891 | 2319 | 2508 | 2644 | 3607 | 4153 | 5614 | 6210 | 4749 | 4408 | 4296 | 4250 | 3696 | 3478 | 2922 | 3017 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 1:43PM4.00m | 2:27AM3.75m | 2:54PM3.82m | 4:08AM3.61m | 4:32PM3.79m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:27AM2.38m | 8:04PM2.43m | 8:25AM2.67m | 9:34PM2.60m | 10:12AM2.82m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:21 | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 6 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | 5 | 3359 | 2355 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 8 | N 8 | — | — | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 5 | 5 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | — | S 3 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 12 | W 11 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 12 |
| kJ | 6730 | 4899 | — | 11 | 2791 | 2891 | 2319 | 2508 | 2644 | 3607 | 4153 | 5614 | 6210 | 4749 | 4408 | 4296 | 4250 | 3696 | 3478 | 2922 | 3017 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 668 | 759 | 0 | 453 | 453 | 453 | 678 | 1090 | 1104 | 678 | 943 | 803 | 756 | 786 | 756 | 756 | 577 | 577 | 519 | 345 | 288 |
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