Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Cove today (27 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 21ft (6.5m), 12s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 20ft (6.0m), 14s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for The Cove at 5PM is: 6.5m 13s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am October 27). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (27 Oct) | 21ft (6.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (27 Oct) | 20ft (6.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at The Cove. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu morning, min 8°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the SSW on Tue morning, light winds from the S by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 27 | Wednesday 28 | Thursday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 6 | WSW 10 | W 12 | W 13 | W 14 | W 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | W 10 | W 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 0 | 6516 | 13028 | 13586 | 14834 | 10027 | 7797 | 6210 | 4950 | 5412 | 4215 | 3192 | 2765 | 2273 | 1487 | 862 | 687 | 500 | 309 | 242 | 387 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 8:44AM5.11m | 8:57PM5.14m | 9:20AM5.09m | 9:40PM5.02m | 10:01AM4.97m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:57PM1.18m | 3:17AM1.07m | 3:38PM1.19m | 3:58AM1.26m | 4:22PM1.29m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 4:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:32 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | -6 | -5 | -4 | -4 | -3 | -1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | — | — | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | — | — | — | WNW 12 | — | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | W 10 | W 11 |
| kJ | 23 | 59 | 34 | 16 | — | — | 7797 | 6210 | — | — | — | 3192 | — | 2273 | 1487 | 862 | 687 | 500 | 309 | 242 | 387 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 244 | 505 | 171 | 135 | 200 | 166 | 97 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 26 | 25 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | WSW 10 | W 12 | W 13 | W 14 | W 13 | — | — | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | — | WNW 11 | — | — | — | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 |
| kJ | 563 | 6516 | 13028 | 13586 | 14834 | 10027 | — | — | 4950 | 5412 | 4215 | — | 2765 | — | — | — | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 453 | 759 | 1106 | 759 | 922 | 897 | 897 | 0 | 189 | 189 | 421 | 345 | 345 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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