Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Cove today (16 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with NNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for The Cove at 5AM is: 2.0m 7s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 16). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at The Cove. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Wed morning, strong winds from the W by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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) | NW 6 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 12 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 221 | 342 | 316 | 400 | 348 | 329 | 288 | 192 | 430 | 750 | 1004 | 1183 | 2126 | 4773 | 9366 | 13728 | 15621 | 15822 | 13912 | 8972 | 6585 | 4348 | 2942 | 1986 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 11:58PM4.71m | 12:19PM4.44m | 00:35AM4.38m | 12:56PM4.22m | 1:21AM4.04m | 1:43PM4.00m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:12AM1.69m | 6:27PM1.89m | 6:47AM2.04m | 7:09PM2.16m | 7:27AM2.38m | 8:04PM2.43m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:27 | — |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | NNW 8 | N 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | W 10 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 9 | N 9 | — | — | — | N 9 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 |
| kJ | 153 | 116 | 173 | 368 | 198 | 257 | 235 | 165 | 108 | 66 | 47 | 1183 | 32 | 21 | 22 | 13 | 13 | — | — | — | 6 | 4348 | 2942 | 1986 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SE 6 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 11 | 400 | 348 | 329 | 288 | 192 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NW 9 | NW 8 | — | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 193 | 42 | — | 51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | — | — | — | — | S 3 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | SSW 4 | W 11 | W 12 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | — | — | SSW 4 |
| kJ | 221 | 342 | 316 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 430 | 750 | 1004 | 40 | 2126 | 4773 | 9366 | 13728 | 15621 | 15822 | 13912 | 8972 | 6585 | — | — | 21 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 759 | 311 | 286 | 35 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 397 | 148 | 363 | 422 | 453 | 621 | 621 | 621 | 678 | 668 | 668 | 421 | 412 | 7 | 10 | 36 |
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