Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Cove today (18 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for The Cove at 10PM is: 2.5m 14s primary swell from a West direction and 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
| Evening (18 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at The Cove. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Mon night, min 7°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Sun afternoon, strong winds from the SE by Tue morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | WNW 15 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 584 | 1232 | 2507 | 1811 | 1305 | 822 | 998 | 3981 | 5394 | 5634 | 5322 | 4237 | 3528 | 2780 | 2293 | 2155 | 1960 | 1831 | 1616 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:07PM3.91m | 3:32AM3.63m | 3:39PM3.83m | 5:03AM3.73m | 5:02PM3.93m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:47PM2.48m | 9:12AM2.83m | 10:28PM2.46m | 11:00AM2.75m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 7 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 |
| kJ | 584 | 682 | 2507 | 1811 | 1305 | 822 | 784 | 3981 | 5394 | 5634 | 5322 | 4237 | 3528 | 2780 | 2293 | 2155 | 1960 | 1831 | 1616 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | WNW 15 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | WNW 17 | WNW 16 | NNE 11 | NE 11 | — | N 11 | N 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 246 | 1232 | 155 | 119 | 86 | 329 | 998 | 40 | 30 | — | 9 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 17 | N 11 | — | — | WNW 18 | N 11 | N 11 | NNE 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 216 | 199 | — | — | 31 | 58 | 61 | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | — | — | — | NE 11 | E 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | 29 | 8 | 34 | 70 | 157 | 232 | 266 | 249 | 172 | 99 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 10 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 158 | 82 | 183 | 198 | 82 |
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