Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Cove today (30 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Cove at 8PM is: 0.3m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 30). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 11s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (30 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 14s |
| Evening (30 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at The Cove. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Wed morning, light winds from the SW by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 30 | Thursday 1 | Friday 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) | W 11 | W 15 | W 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | W 14 | W 15 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 10 | 17 | 34 | 34 | 52 | 142 | 666 | 1384 | 1310 | 1258 | 1315 | 1371 | 1454 | 1367 | 1288 | 1363 | 1299 | 1141 | 997 | 879 | 1310 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:19AM4.87m | 11:35PM4.89m | 11:59AM4.69m | 00:23AM4.60m | 12:48PM4.44m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:34PM1.42m | 5:57AM1.46m | 6:18PM1.62m | 6:43AM1.81m | 7:12PM1.87m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — |
mm | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 11 |
Feels °C | 7 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | E 11 | ESE 11 | E 10 | W 15 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | ESE 7 |
| kJ | 9 | 265 | 385 | 281 | 337 | 214 | 666 | 1384 | 1310 | 1258 | 1315 | 1371 | 1454 | 1367 | 1288 | 1363 | 1299 | 1141 | 997 | 879 | 4 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | NNW 10 | W 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | W 14 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | NNW 12 |
| kJ | 10 | 9 | 34 | 34 | 52 | 142 | 164 | 161 | 122 | 85 | 60 | 57 | 56 | 35 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 9 | 9 | 14 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 15 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | — | — | — | — | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | — |
| kJ | 2 | 17 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 12 | 12 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | SE 6 | — | SE 4 | — | SE 4 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | S 3 | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 3 | S 3 | SSW 3 | W 12 |
| kJ | 618 | 86 | — | 14 | — | 8 | 4 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 1310 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 259 | 65 | 290 | 117 | 117 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 412 | 7 |
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