Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Cove today (08 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 9s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 10s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for The Cove at 4PM is: 2.5m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction, 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (08 Aug) | 8ft (2.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (08 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at The Cove. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat morning, min 9°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sun morning, calm by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 8 | Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | NNW 10 | NW 9 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 642 | 783 | 1170 | 1024 | 668 | 730 | 792 | 1060 | 1062 | 942 | 800 | 690 | 713 | 1137 | 1088 | 1129 | 1079 | 865 | 732 | 603 | 474 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:15PM4.16m | 5:55AM4.19m | 6:32PM4.36m | 7:16AM4.39m | 7:36PM4.63m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:01AM2.17m | 11:47PM2.18m | 12:22PM2.08m | 1:01AM1.85m | 1:26PM1.88m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 9:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:15 | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 9 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | W 10 | W 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | NW 12 | — | W 9 | — | — | — | — | W 8 | NNW 9 |
| kJ | 20 | 18 | 17 | 1024 | 668 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 116 | — | 225 | — | — | — | — | 60 | 474 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | NE 9 | N 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | SE 7 | N 8 | N 8 | — | — | — | — | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 2 | 29 | 28 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 41 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | N 8 | NE 8 | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | — | — | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | NNW 10 | NW 9 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | — |
| kJ | 642 | 783 | 1170 | — | — | 730 | 792 | 1060 | 1062 | 942 | 800 | 690 | 713 | 1137 | 1088 | 1129 | 1079 | 865 | 732 | 603 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 412 | 412 | 421 | 7 | 7 | 412 | 421 | 345 | 345 | 176 | 171 | 176 | 426 | 421 | 287 | 207 | 287 | 183 | 183 | 87 | 63 |
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