Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Cove today (31 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 4s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Cove at 7AM is: 0.5m 6s primary swell from a North direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 31). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (31 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 4s |
| Evening (31 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at The Cove. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon morning, min 9°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Tue morning, calm by Wed morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | W 4 | W 5 | WNW 6 | NW 7 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | W 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 9 | NNW 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 33 | 32 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 46 | 92 | 126 | 63 | 47 | 32 | 26 | 194 | 143 | 214 | 253 | 191 | 135 | 346 | 542 | 681 | 618 | 541 | 494 |
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 | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:47PM5.13m | 11:13AM4.82m | 11:19PM5.06m | 11:47AM4.72m | 11:55PM4.92m | 12:25PM4.57m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:08AM1.12m | 5:17PM1.45m | 5:43AM1.23m | 5:54PM1.57m | 6:21AM1.42m | 6:34PM1.76m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:13 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 |
Feels °C | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 6 | W 6 | NNW 8 | N 7 | N 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | W 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 9 | NNW 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 |
| kJ | 33 | 32 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 63 | 47 | 32 | 22 | 14 | 24 | 30 | 17 | 12 | 135 | 346 | 542 | 681 | 618 | 541 | 494 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | N 9 | N 9 | W 10 | WSW 6 | W 5 | W 9 | NW 6 | SE 4 | — | — | N 14 | N 13 | NNW 12 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | 8 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 53 | 21 | 28 | 20 | 1 | — | — | 4 | 3 | 15 | 93 | 80 | 61 | 45 | 29 | 18 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | W 11 | W 11 | — | N 9 | NE 9 | W 10 | W 10 | N 8 | W 9 | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | N 11 | NNW 11 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9 | — | 2 | 3 | 31 | 47 | 10 | 26 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 63 | 40 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 4 | — | — | W 4 | W 5 | WNW 6 | — | SSW 3 | WSW 6 | SSW 4 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | NNW 6 | — | — | — | — | ESE 3 | ESE 4 |
| kJ | 5 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 46 | 92 | 126 | — | 4 | 45 | 16 | 194 | 143 | 214 | 253 | 191 | 127 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 24 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 34 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 813 | 593 | 418 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 593 | 593 | 421 | 424 | 183 | 63 | 46 | 87 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 34 | 34 |
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