Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Cove today (30 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for The Cove at 7PM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a West direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am October 30). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (30 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 13s |
| Evening (30 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at The Cove. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri night, min 9°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, fresh winds from the NW by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 30 | Saturday 31 | Sunday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | 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 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 590 | 488 | 473 | 466 | 543 | 472 | 893 | 1065 | 1138 | 1162 | 1230 | 1279 | 1121 | 1052 | 1035 | 807 | 715 | 680 | 579 | 907 | 744 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:45AM4.78m | 11:24PM4.53m | 11:39AM4.55m | 00:37AM4.25m | 12:46PM4.34m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:11PM1.47m | 5:32AM1.90m | 6:09PM1.69m | 6:33AM2.25m | 7:21PM1.87m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 4:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:24 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 6 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 |
| kJ | 590 | 488 | 473 | 466 | 543 | 472 | 893 | 1065 | 1138 | 1162 | 1230 | 1279 | 1121 | 1052 | 1035 | 807 | 715 | 680 | 579 | 907 | 744 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | WNW 14 | W 7 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | — | — | — | — | N 9 |
| kJ | 119 | 117 | 102 | 96 | 68 | 277 | 51 | 25 | 24 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | — | — | SE 6 | ESE 6 | N 9 | N 9 | SE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 9 | — | — | 6 | 4 | 45 | 42 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 3 | S 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 4 | W 4 | WNW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | — | — |
| kJ | 9 | 20 | 11 | 9 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 28 | 80 | 114 | 112 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 28 | 32 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 538 | 531 | 63 | 34 | 287 | 287 | 63 | 35 | 7 |
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