Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Cove today (25 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Sep, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 17s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 16s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 14s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for The Cove at 3PM is: 4.0m 16s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Sep) | 15ft (4.5m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (25 Sep) | 13ft (4.0m) | 16s |
| Evening (25 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at The Cove. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Sun night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 25 | Saturday 26 | Sunday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 18 | W 17 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 10 | W 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 12922 | 14348 | 12022 | 9798 | 8098 | 6019 | 5087 | 3980 | 3018 | 3138 | 2713 | 1898 | 1430 | 1388 | 1144 | 1007 | 867 | 669 | 347 | 424 | 496 | 432 | 627 |
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 | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:40AM4.69m | 8:43PM4.93m | 9:10AM4.86m | 9:14PM5.10m | 9:40AM4.98m | 9:45PM5.19m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:27AM1.41m | 2:39PM1.61m | 2:59AM1.19m | 3:11PM1.42m | 3:32AM1.05m | 3:44PM1.29m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 10 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 18 | W 17 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | N 9 | N 9 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 10 | NNW 12 |
| kJ | 12922 | 14348 | 12022 | 9798 | 8098 | 6019 | 5087 | 3980 | 3018 | 2 | 2 | 1898 | 1430 | 1388 | 1144 | 1007 | 867 | 669 | 347 | 424 | 496 | 432 | 58 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | — | — | — | — | NNW 14 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SE 7 | NNW 12 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 19 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 19 | 157 | 38 | 27 | 50 | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 23 | N 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 14 | NNW 13 | NNW 12 | NW 9 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 11 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 36 | 34 | 52 | 21 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 4 | W 12 | W 12 | — | — | — | S 4 | S 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SW 4 | — | W 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 33 | 3138 | 2713 | — | — | — | 18 | 18 | 31 | 38 | 46 | 38 | 16 | — | 627 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 171 | 421 | 176 | 421 | 421 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 421 | 7 | 28 | 8 | 36 | 36 | 8 | 0 | 739 | 582 | 412 | 421 | 0 | 7 |
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