Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Cove today (01 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 6s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 7s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Cove at 9PM is: 2.0m 7s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (01 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 6s |
| Evening (01 Sep) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at The Cove. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Wed afternoon, strong winds from the WSW by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 1 | Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | W 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 9 | NNW 10 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
321 | 466 | 414 | 330 | 333 | 795 | 1100 | 1273 | 1292 | 1164 | 918 | 679 | 500 | 369 | 251 | 198 | 160 | 127 | 99 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:55PM4.92m | 12:25PM4.57m | 00:38AM4.69m | 1:11PM4.38m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:54PM1.57m | 6:21AM1.42m | 6:34PM1.76m | 7:04AM1.70m | 7:23PM1.99m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:09 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 |
Feels °C | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | N 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | W 6 | N 9 | N 9 |
22 | 12 | 11 | 19 | 20 | 125 | 1100 | 1273 | 1292 | 1164 | 918 | 679 | 500 | 369 | 251 | 198 | 95 | 127 | 99 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | — | N 14 | N 13 | NNW 13 | — | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | SE 5 | W 18 | N 9 | W 18 | — |
1 | — | 4 | 3 | 31 | — | 78 | 58 | 43 | 41 | 29 | 18 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 160 | 6 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 14 | SE 6 | NNW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 18 | — | — |
— | — | 4 | 1 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | W 4 | W 6 | — | W 6 | W 6 |
321 | 466 | 414 | 330 | 333 | 795 | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 18 | 11 | 43 | 89 | — | 94 | 88 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 453 | 421 | 424 | 421 | 412 | 207 | 207 | 63 | 35 | 7 | 16 | 16 | 34 | 9 | 0 | 363 | 422 | 531 | 140 |
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