Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Cove today (29 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for The Cove at 3AM is: 2.5m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.1m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm October 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (29 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (29 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at The Cove. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Wed night, calm by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||
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9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3192 | 2511 | 1542 | 1311 | 755 | 532 | 273 | 228 | 379 | 932 | 749 | 663 | 581 | 581 | 480 | 466 | 526 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:40PM5.02m | 10:01AM4.97m | 10:27PM4.81m | 10:45AM4.78m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:58AM1.26m | 4:22PM1.29m | 4:42AM1.55m | 5:11PM1.47m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 |
| kJ | — | 2511 | 1542 | 1311 | 755 | 532 | 273 | 228 | 379 | 932 | 749 | 663 | 581 | 581 | 480 | 466 | 526 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 11 | W 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 |
| kJ | — | — | 284 | 121 | 171 | 233 | 266 | 138 | 95 | 61 | 85 | 112 | 119 | 117 | 102 | 96 | 68 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 27 | 25 | 40 | 33 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | — | — | — | S 3 | — | — | SSE 3 | S 3 | — | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 | SSE 3 | S 3 | S 3 |
| kJ | 3192 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 345 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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