Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Cove today (31 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 4s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for The Cove at 8PM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (31 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 4s |
| Evening (31 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at The Cove. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon morning, min 10°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, strong winds from the NW by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 6 | N 6 | W 4 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | N 8 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 6 | N 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 11 | N 11 | N 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
20 | 19 | 42 | 106 | 137 | 94 | 64 | 41 | 35 | 21 | 253 | 205 | 265 | 245 | 238 | 595 | 1149 | 1156 | 1121 | 1107 | 890 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:13AM4.82m | 11:19PM5.06m | 11:47AM4.72m | 11:55PM4.92m | 12:25PM4.57m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:17PM1.45m | 5:43AM1.23m | 5:54PM1.57m | 6:21AM1.42m | 6:34PM1.76m | ||||||||||||||||
6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:13 | — | |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 15 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | W 6 | WNW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | N 8 | N 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | N 13 | NNW 12 | N 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 11 | N 11 | N 11 |
20 | 19 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 94 | 64 | 41 | 35 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 3 | 31 | 595 | 1149 | 1156 | 1121 | 1107 | 890 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | N 9 | N 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | NW 6 | W 9 | SSE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | N 14 | SE 6 | NW 11 | — | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
14 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 31 | 31 | 13 | 26 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | — | 60 | 44 | 45 | 29 | 28 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | W 11 | — | N 9 | NE 9 | N 6 | N 7 | W 9 | N 8 | SE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
1 | 9 | — | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 28 | 10 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 4 | W 5 | W 6 | — | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | S 3 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 6 | WNW 9 | — | — | — | — | ESE 3 |
— | — | 42 | 106 | 137 | — | 3 | 6 | 8 | 136 | 253 | 205 | 265 | 245 | 238 | 364 | — | — | — | — | 3 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 17 | 51 | 593 | 421 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 593 | 902 | 593 | 388 | 470 | 311 | 183 | 63 | 46 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 17 |
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