Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Cove today (06 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for The Cove at 8PM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 06). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (06 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Evening (06 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at The Cove. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Mon night, moderate winds from the NNE by Tue afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 6 | Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | NNE 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 11 | W 13 | W 14 | W 15 | W 14 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 117 | 88 | 66 | 49 | 92 | 449 | 14 | 218 | 318 | 994 | 2185 | 6596 | 8464 | 6720 | 4741 | 3309 | 3159 | 2681 | 2081 | 1403 | 1387 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | on | on | on |
High Tide | 5:06PM4.09m | 6:11AM4.14m | 6:28PM4.33m | 7:23AM4.42m | 7:29PM4.65m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:53AM2.41m | 11:44PM2.10m | 12:19PM2.25m | 00:56AM1.73m | 1:20PM1.99m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:55 | — |
mm | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 12 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 7 | 13 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 13 | W 14 | W 15 | W 14 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 |
| kJ | 117 | 88 | 66 | 49 | 92 | 24 | 14 | 85 | 89 | 994 | 2185 | 6596 | 8464 | 6720 | 4741 | 3309 | 3159 | 2681 | 2081 | 1403 | 1175 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 7 | — | — |
| kJ | 78 | 53 | 28 | 24 | 24 | 8 | 5 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NW 7 | SE 4 | NW 7 | W 18 | ESE 7 | W 16 | W 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 37 | 36 | 36 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 21 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSW 3 | W 9 | W 6 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 5 | — | N 4 | WNW 10 |
| kJ | 16 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 7 | 449 | 154 | 218 | 318 | 386 | — | — | — | — | — | 75 | 64 | 34 | — | 36 | 1387 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 34 | 0 | 10 | 739 | 21 | 32 | 7 | 13 | 368 | 899 | 922 | 813 | 813 | 1090 | 803 | 678 | 621 | 621 | 16 | 739 | 531 |
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