Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Cove today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 7s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 8s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for The Cove at 2AM is: 1.6m 7s primary swell from a North direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) | 7s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at The Cove. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat morning, min 11°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | |||||||||||||||||
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 10 | W 10 | NNE 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 252 | 196 | 254 | 245 | 303 | 272 | 275 | 328 | 635 | 681 | 612 | 525 | 471 | 415 | 360 | 332 | 258 | 199 | 256 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:52PM4.13m | 2:06AM4.17m | 2:44PM3.95m | 3:10AM3.88m | 3:54PM3.84m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:49PM2.25m | 8:23AM2.27m | 8:51PM2.49m | 9:29AM2.54m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:46 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 |
| kJ | 252 | 196 | 156 | 123 | 94 | 71 | 71 | 48 | 45 | 42 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 258 | 199 | 256 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 18 | W 18 | — | — | — | NE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | — | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 9 | WNW 4 | NW 5 | NW 5 |
| kJ | 82 | 141 | 254 | 245 | 303 | 272 | 275 | 328 | 635 | 681 | 612 | 525 | 471 | 415 | 360 | 332 | 30 | 42 | 38 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 345 | 355 | 287 | 668 | 647 | 601 | 771 | 643 | 1144 | 424 | 424 | 388 | 547 | 183 | 621 | 259 | 223 | 223 | 63 |
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