Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Cove today (24 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 11s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for The Cove at 10AM is: 2.0m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (24 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 11s |
| Evening (24 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at The Cove. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 931 | 1083 | 925 | 883 | 763 | 685 | 584 | 551 | 402 | 340 | 311 | 196 | 146 | 109 | 71 | 49 | 47 | 32 | 24 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 9 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:22AM3.94m | 7:29PM4.24m | 8:08AM4.17m | 8:10PM4.48m | 8:43AM4.38m | 8:45PM4.70m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:05AM2.25m | 1:18PM2.35m | 1:49AM1.97m | 1:59PM2.11m | 2:26AM1.71m | 2:35PM1.88m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:32 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 11 |
| kJ | 931 | 1083 | 925 | 883 | 763 | 685 | 584 | 551 | 402 | 340 | 311 | 196 | 146 | 109 | 71 | 49 | 47 | 32 | 24 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 9 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | — | — | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | — | — | — | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 7 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 8 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 5 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 8 | W 12 | W 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | ENE 7 | E 7 | SE 3 | ESE 4 | ESE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | SE 3 | ESE 4 | ESE 3 | E 3 | E 3 | E 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 5 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 59 | 158 | 170 | 198 | 207 | 176 | 170 |
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