Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Cove today (15 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for The Cove at 5PM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.9m 4s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (15 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (15 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at The Cove. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Wed afternoon, strong winds from the W by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 7 | NNW 8 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 14 | W 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 267 | 242 | 192 | 192 | 153 | 236 | 329 | 474 | 400 | 348 | 329 | 294 | 277 | 440 | 979 | 978 | 913 | 1066 | 2366 | 7848 | 10719 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross |
High Tide | 11:47AM4.64m | 11:58PM4.71m | 12:19PM4.44m | 00:35AM4.38m | 12:56PM4.22m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:50PM1.64m | 6:12AM1.69m | 6:27PM1.89m | 6:47AM2.04m | 7:09PM2.16m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | N 9 | W 10 | W 12 | NNW 8 | N 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | W 10 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | W 10 | W 10 | N 8 | N 8 | N 9 |
| kJ | 267 | 242 | 192 | 192 | 153 | 25 | 118 | 11 | 368 | 185 | 264 | 235 | 277 | 108 | 84 | 63 | 913 | 1066 | 31 | 21 | 23 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | — | — | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | N 8 | SE 4 | — | — | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | — | — |
| kJ | 96 | 70 | 68 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 348 | 329 | 294 | 165 | 4 | — | — | 45 | 31 | 20 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 6 | SE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 8 | NW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 173 | 69 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 7 | W 12 | — | — | — | SSE 3 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | W 11 | W 14 | W 14 |
| kJ | 13 | 12 | 18 | 70 | 122 | 236 | 329 | 474 | 400 | — | — | — | 8 | 440 | 979 | 978 | 29 | 34 | 2366 | 7848 | 10719 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 63 | 63 | 759 | 621 | 759 | 776 | 311 | 287 | 198 | 34 | 7 | 0 | 114 | 397 | 148 | 171 | 418 | 621 | 621 | 621 | 621 |
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