Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Cove today (25 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Oct, local time) - 33ft (10.0m), 14s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Oct, local time) - 28ft (8.5m), 13s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Cove at 12AM is: 1.5m 11s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 24). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.9m 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 (25 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (25 Oct) | 33ft (10.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (25 Oct) | 28ft (8.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at The Cove. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 37mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon night, min 7°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SW on Sat afternoon, stormy winds from the WNW by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 24 | Sunday 25 | Monday 26 | |||||||||||||||||
4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 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 | W 12 | W 11 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 972 | 736 | 604 | 556 | 2159 | 1746 | 3866 | 19361 | 38244 | 34460 | 23049 | 14951 | 8955 | 5118 | 3003 | 1158 | 663 | 495 | 302 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:05PM4.89m | 8:35AM4.91m | 8:41PM5.06m | 9:08AM5.05m | 9:18PM5.15m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:06PM1.65m | 2:26AM1.19m | 2:42PM1.42m | 3:02AM1.05m | 3:19PM1.26m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — |
mm | 4 | 5 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 |
Temp °C | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
Feels °C | -5 | 4 | 0 | 3 | -2 | 0 | -3 | -5 | -10 | -8 | -7 | -5 | -1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | SE 7 | W 12 | W 11 | W 16 | W 15 | ESE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 |
| kJ | 972 | 318 | 604 | 556 | 2159 | 1746 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3003 | 1158 | 663 | 495 | 302 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 12 | W 12 | NNW 12 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NNW 9 | NW 9 |
| kJ | 28 | 736 | 28 | 45 | 71 | 36 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1445 | 880 | 535 | 221 | 112 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNW 12 | — | NNW 12 | — | NNW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 13 |
| kJ | — | 28 | — | 47 | — | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 59 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SSW 5 | SE 9 | SSE 4 | NNW 12 | WNW 5 | W 15 | W 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | — | — | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 6 |
| kJ | 336 | 27 | 225 | 32 | 46 | 108 | 3866 | 19361 | 38244 | 34460 | 23049 | 14951 | 8955 | 5118 | — | — | 19 | 159 | 175 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 668 | 7 | 82 | 34 | 668 | 621 | 668 | 678 | 621 | 621 | 759 | 426 | 392 | 288 | 7 | 9 | 82 | 82 | 34 |
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