Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Cove today (10 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for The Cove at 8PM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 10). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (10 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (10 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at The Cove. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sat morning, light winds from the WNW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 9 | W 11 | W 10 | N 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | W 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 68 | 70 | 92 | 123 | 279 | 541 | 4 | 426 | 590 | 686 | 874 | 993 | 1090 | 1007 | 953 | 2366 | 4965 | 3886 | 3091 | 2483 | 1913 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 9:00AM4.89m | 9:00PM5.19m | 9:38AM5.00m | 9:38PM5.31m | 10:12AM5.01m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:50PM1.49m | 3:16AM0.87m | 3:29PM1.34m | 3:55AM0.82m | 4:05PM1.28m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:44 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 9 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 9 | W 11 | ESE 7 | SE 6 | N 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | N 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 13 | N 9 | SE 7 | SE 7 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 |
| kJ | 68 | 70 | 92 | 123 | 279 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 993 | 1090 | 1007 | 953 | 2366 | 6 | 14 | 7 | 2483 | 1913 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | W 11 | ESE 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | — | — | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 38 | 26 | 16 | 39 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 8 | 443 | 893 | 7 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | N 7 | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 16 | N 10 | N 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 8 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 3 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 3 | SW 3 | W 10 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 9 | — | — | S 3 | SSE 4 | S 4 | W 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 11 | 541 | 256 | 426 | 590 | 686 | 874 | — | — | 2 | 20 | 42 | 4965 | 3886 | 3091 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 28 | 171 | 171 | 176 | 577 | 421 | 412 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 421 | 421 | 290 | 287 | 35 | 7 |
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