Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Cove today (22 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 11s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Cove at 8PM is: 2.2m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 22). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (22 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (22 Oct) | 7ft (2.2m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at The Cove. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 10°C on Fri morning, min 6°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Fri morning, gales from the SE by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 22 | Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 13 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2598 | 2277 | 2064 | 1390 | 1065 | 839 | 617 | 617 | 1087 | 1233 | 1334 | 1483 | 1697 | 1961 | 2772 | 2694 | 2364 | 1751 | 1080 | 736 | 698 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 6:49PM4.40m | 7:28AM4.47m | 7:28PM4.66m | 8:02AM4.71m | 8:05PM4.89m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:52PM2.21m | 1:14AM1.69m | 1:30PM1.92m | 1:50AM1.42m | 2:06PM1.65m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 7 |
Feels °C | -1 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | -4 | -6 | 1 | -1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 9 | WNW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 13 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 |
| kJ | 12 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 839 | 617 | 617 | 1087 | 1233 | 1334 | 1483 | 1697 | 1961 | 2772 | 2694 | 2364 | 1751 | 1080 | 736 | 698 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | N 5 | NNE 9 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | N 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 12 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 29 | 28 | 101 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | E 7 | — | N 8 | N 9 | N 9 | N 12 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NNW 11 | — | — | — | — | NNW 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 23 | — | — | — | — | 27 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | — | — | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | — | — | — | W 3 | — | — | — | SE 8 | SE 4 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SSW 5 |
| kJ | 2598 | 2277 | 2064 | 1390 | 1065 | — | — | 3 | 6 | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | 15 | 73 | 480 | 573 | 69 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 223 | 421 | 288 | 288 | 17 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 532 | 621 | 668 | 370 |
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