Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Cove today (01 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for The Cove at 8AM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 01). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (01 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
| Evening (01 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at The Cove. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Tue morning, light winds from the ENE by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | W 6 | WNW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WSW 9 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
76 | 56 | 52 | 35 | 166 | 148 | 219 | 243 | 200 | 196 | 449 | 833 | 951 | 855 | 865 | 785 | 586 | 440 | 369 | 246 | 198 | 157 | 125 | 93 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:19PM5.06m | 11:47AM4.72m | 11:55PM4.92m | 12:25PM4.57m | 00:38AM4.69m | 1:11PM4.38m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:43AM1.23m | 5:54PM1.57m | 6:21AM1.42m | 6:34PM1.76m | 7:04AM1.70m | 7:23PM1.99m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:09 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | WNW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 13 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 |
76 | 56 | 52 | 35 | 12 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 31 | 449 | 833 | 951 | 855 | 865 | 785 | 586 | 440 | 369 | 246 | 198 | 157 | 125 | 93 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | SSE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | N 14 | N 13 | N 10 | N 11 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | SE 5 | — | W 18 | W 7 | W 18 | W 14 |
18 | 31 | 28 | 26 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 65 | 99 | 57 | 43 | 41 | 28 | 18 | 17 | 4 | — | 6 | 4 | 6 | 15 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | NW 6 | — | — | N 14 | E 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 18 | — | — |
8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 6 | — | — | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 3 | S 3 | S 4 | WSW 9 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | ESE 3 | SE 4 | SE 4 | WSW 7 | W 4 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | WSW 6 |
— | 2 | 5 | 9 | 166 | 148 | 219 | 243 | 200 | 196 | 149 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 17 | 12 | 36 | 30 | 34 | 29 | 62 | 86 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 832 | 593 | 171 | 421 | 412 | 207 | 46 | 35 | 28 | 9 | 9 | 34 | 9 | 0 | 21 | 50 | 453 | 148 | 7 | 7 |
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