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) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 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 5PM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am October 29). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (29 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (29 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at The Cove. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, fresh winds from the WNW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 29 | Friday 30 | Saturday 31 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 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 | W 12 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 755 | 615 | 309 | 228 | 379 | 932 | 760 | 673 | 590 | 581 | 480 | 466 | 620 | 513 | 893 | 1065 | 1138 | 1162 | 1109 | 1127 | 1121 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:01AM4.97m | 10:27PM4.81m | 10:45AM4.78m | 11:24PM4.53m | 11:39AM4.55m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:22PM1.29m | 4:42AM1.55m | 5:11PM1.47m | 5:32AM1.90m | 6:09PM1.69m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 4:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:28 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 |
Feels °C | 9 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 | W 12 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 |
| kJ | 755 | 615 | 309 | 228 | 379 | 932 | 760 | 673 | 590 | 581 | 480 | 466 | 620 | 513 | 893 | 1065 | 1138 | 1162 | 1109 | 1127 | 1121 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 11 | W 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | N 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | WNW 15 | W 7 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 |
| kJ | 171 | 146 | 223 | 138 | 95 | 61 | 77 | 112 | 119 | 150 | 102 | 96 | 68 | 256 | 51 | 25 | 24 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | — | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | N 9 | N 9 | SE 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 15 | 27 | 25 | 40 | 33 | 16 | 9 | — | 2 | 1 | 4 | 45 | 41 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 3 | — | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | — | — | — | SSE 3 | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | — |
| kJ | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 34 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 35 |
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