Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Cove today (28 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for The Cove at 5AM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 1.2m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (28 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
| Evening (28 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at The Cove. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Mon night, fresh winds from the WSW by Wed morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | W 10 | W 10 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | NW 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 326 | 289 | 235 | 235 | 240 | 246 | 241 | 230 | 386 | 627 | 904 | 803 | 562 | 358 | 273 | 129 | 238 | 180 | 109 | 123 | 183 | 151 | 289 | 179 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:05AM4.29m | 9:09PM4.66m | 9:40AM4.43m | 9:42PM4.80m | 10:12AM4.53m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:49AM1.76m | 2:55PM1.92m | 3:24AM1.58m | 3:30PM1.78m | 3:58AM1.44m | 4:04PM1.69m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 4:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:42 | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 18 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | NNW 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | W 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | — | N 8 | N 8 | NW 7 |
| kJ | 326 | 289 | 235 | 235 | 240 | 246 | 241 | 198 | 159 | 126 | 99 | 76 | 56 | 358 | 273 | 120 | 238 | 180 | 109 | 123 | — | 46 | 31 | 179 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 9 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | N 9 | — | — | — | — | — | N 9 | N 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | — | — | — | N 8 |
| kJ | 289 | 267 | 217 | 207 | 168 | 133 | 133 | 198 | — | — | — | — | — | 55 | 37 | 129 | 78 | 55 | 54 | 40 | — | — | — | 29 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 10 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 19 | 55 | 106 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | — | — | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 8 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | W 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 230 | 386 | 627 | 904 | 803 | 562 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 183 | 151 | 289 | 151 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28 | 34 | 34 | 46 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 63 | 1363 | 1688 | 0 |
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