Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Cove today (13 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 8s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 9s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for The Cove at 5AM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 13). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Oct) | 11ft (3.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (13 Oct) | 11ft (3.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (13 Oct) | 13ft (4.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at The Cove. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon night, min 8°C on Tue night). Mainly near gales. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | W 12 | WNW 11 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 13 | W 14 | W 15 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 44 | 41 | 41 | 1229 | 2403 | 2035 | 2040 | 2551 | 1765 | 2501 | 1745 | 1438 | 1276 | 1825 | 4126 | 7886 | 14073 | 12041 | 10024 | 7542 | 10187 | 8725 | 8155 | 6519 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:22PM5.00m | 10:41AM4.83m | 10:54PM4.78m | 11:10AM4.70m | 11:28PM4.52m | 11:40AM4.53m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:34AM1.29m | 4:50PM1.44m | 5:06AM1.54m | 5:24PM1.61m | 5:37AM1.82m | 6:01PM1.83m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 9 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 12 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 13 | W 14 | SE 8 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | WNW 15 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 44 | 41 | 31 | 31 | 22 | 17 | 17 | 8 | 851 | 2501 | 1745 | 1438 | 1276 | 1825 | 4126 | 24 | 14073 | 12041 | 10024 | 7542 | 10187 | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | WNW 11 | NNE 8 | — | E 9 | E 9 | — | ESE 9 | SE 8 | ESE 9 | E 9 | — | — | SSE 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | NNW 22 | NW 18 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 14 | 14 | 41 | 7 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 8 | 3 | 8 | 6 | — | — | 36 | 41 | 23 | — | 160 | 1871 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 5 | NNE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | — | — | — | — | SE 7 | — | — | — | — | NNW 22 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | 2 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | 25 | — | — | — | — | 93 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | SE 4 | SW 4 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | — | SSW 4 | S 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SW 4 | W 15 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 |
| kJ | 20 | 24 | 28 | 1229 | 2403 | 2035 | 2040 | 2551 | 1765 | — | 20 | 35 | 69 | 96 | 34 | 7886 | — | — | — | — | — | 8725 | 8155 | 6519 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 301 | 678 | 32 | 422 | 678 | 759 | 203 | 203 | 412 | 0 | 10 | 899 | 995 | 759 | 850 | 418 | 32 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 148 | 171 | 171 | 7 |
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