Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Cove today (30 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for The Cove at 6PM is: 0.7m 7s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (30 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
| Evening (30 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at The Cove. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon morning, min 9°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Tue morning, light winds from the NNW by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 6 | W 9 | W 8 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
73 | 71 | 56 | 43 | 44 | 33 | 32 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 12 | 120 | 156 | 143 | 124 | 31 | 26 | 804 | 414 | 362 | 355 | |
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-on | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:42AM4.84m | 10:47PM5.13m | 11:13AM4.82m | 11:19PM5.06m | 11:47AM4.72m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:44PM1.40m | 5:08AM1.12m | 5:17PM1.45m | 5:43AM1.23m | 5:54PM1.57m | ||||||||||||||||
6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | W 6 | W 7 | W 6 | NW 6 | — | N 8 | — | — |
73 | 71 | 56 | 43 | 44 | 33 | 32 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 143 | 124 | 31 | 23 | — | 11 | — | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 7 | N 8 | NW 6 | W 9 | — | — | — | — |
2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 31 | 26 | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 12 | W 6 | W 11 | W 8 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | E 4 | W 11 | — | N 9 | N 6 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | N 8 | — | — | — | — |
— | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | — | 2 | 1 | 18 | 17 | 28 | 10 | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 2 | E 3 | E 3 | E 3 | E 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | — | — | W 4 | W 5 | W 6 | — | — | SSW 3 | SW 4 | W 8 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 |
6 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 16 | 120 | 156 | — | — | 6 | 49 | 804 | 414 | 362 | 355 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 8 | 16 | 34 | 34 | 65 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 21 | 593 | 424 | 63 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 593 | 943 | 421 | 311 | 87 |
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