Lovers cove
Surf spot · Australia
Is it worth the trip?
43Poor out of 100 for your dates
Best on Wed 4: 6 ft swell at 8 s
Tue 3 · 18 out of 100
- Swell
- 5 ft9 smushy
- Energy
- 356kJ
- Wind
- WSW 12 kn
- Temp
- 18°C
Wed 4 · 58 out of 100
- Swell
- 6 ft8 ssoft
- Energy
- 525kJ
- Wind
- SSW 4 kn
- Temp
- 18°C
Thu 5 · 55 out of 100
- Swell
- 6 ft10 scrumbling
- Energy
- 663kJ
- Wind
- NW 3 kn
- Temp
- 19°C
Fri 6 · 52 out of 100
- Swell
- 5 ft10 scrumbling
- Energy
- 512kJ
- Wind
- ESE 16 kn
- Temp
- 18°C
Sat 7 · 31 out of 100
- Swell
- 4 ft9 scrumbling
- Energy
- 302kJ
- Wind
- E 12 kn
- Temp
- 20°C
Sun 8 · 18 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft9 scrumbling
- Energy
- 137kJ
- Wind
- E 6 kn
- Temp
- 20°C
Mon 9 · 30 out of 100
- Swell
- 4 ft11 scrumbling
- Energy
- 429kJ
- Wind
- SSE 12 kn
- Temp
- 17°C
Tap a day for waves, wind and the temperature. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Mon 248, fair
- Tue 318, too small
- Wed 458, fair
- Thu 555, fair
- Fri 652, fair
- Sat 731, too small
- Sun 818, too small
- Mon 930, too small
- Tue 1037, too small
- Wed 1136, too small
The spot in five facts
- Faces SWtakes swell from the SW
- Offshore: NEwind from the land
- Intermediate +who it suits
- Works 3–12 ftof swell
- Water 18 °C2 mm shorty
Full forecast
every day, every number
| Day | Score for experts | Swell | Energy | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 2Nov | 48, fair | 6 ft9 scrumbling7 ft at break (est.) | 501kJ | wind from the north-north-west, 7 knots | 20°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 18, too small | 5 ft9 smushy7 ft at break (est.) | 356kJ | wind from the west-south-west, 12 knots | 18°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 58, fair | 6 ft8 ssoft8 ft at break (est.) | 525kJ | wind from the south-south-west, 4 knots | 18°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 55, fair | 6 ft10 scrumbling8 ft at break (est.) | 663kJ | wind from the north-west, 3 knots | 19°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 52, fair | 5 ft10 scrumbling7 ft at break (est.) | 512kJ | offshorewind from the east-south-east, 16 knots, offshore | 18°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 31, too small | 4 ft9 scrumbling6 ft at break (est.) | 302kJ | offshorewind from the east, 12 knots, offshore | 20°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 18, too small | 3 ft9 scrumbling4 ft at break (est.) | 137kJ | offshorewind from the east, 6 knots, offshore | 20°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 30, too small | 4 ft11 scrumbling7 ft at break (est.) | 429kJ | wind from the south-south-east, 12 knots | 17°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 37, too small | 5 ft11 scrumbling7 ft at break (est.) | 514kJ | wind from the east-south-east, 12 knots | 17°C |
| Wed 11Nov | 36, too small | 4 ft10 scrumbling6 ft at break (est.) | 317kJ | offshorewind from the east, 10 knots, offshore | 17°C |
Energy is the swell's power, in kJ per metre of wave. Wind is in knots, the arrow where it blows to; green is offshore. More
Tide
- Mon 2 NovHigh 01:37 +0.2 mLow 15:02 −0.3 mHigh 23:42 +0.1 m
- Tue 3 NovLow 02:41 +0.1 mHigh 07:11 +0.2 mLow 15:17 −0.3 mHigh 22:28 +0.1 m
- Wed 4 NovLow 03:10 −0.0 mHigh 08:29 +0.2 mLow 15:24 −0.2 mHigh 21:47 +0.1 m
Local clock times; heights about mean sea level. On open coasts the times are usually within a quarter of an hour; in bays, estuaries and on the Gulf of Mexico they can be an hour or more out. Tide: EOT20 global ocean tide model, Hart-Davis et al. 2021, DGFI-TUM (doi:10.17882/79489), CC BY 4.0. Times and heights computed by us. A model, not a tide table: check a local table before you go.
Forecast updated . It refreshes every three hours. Forecast data: ECMWF, DWD, Météo-France and NOAA, served by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Changed by us. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.
Best time to go
No month stands out
Good days in a typical week, each month, for intermediate surfers, from 2016 on (history scored the same way).
- Jan1of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb1of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar1of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr1of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
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- Jun1of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul0of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug0of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
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- Nov1of 7: a trip from Tue 3 Nov
- Dec1of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Dec
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About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Lovers cove
Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated.
The spot faces SW (242°), so it takes swell from the SW. The wind blows offshore from the NE (62°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 3–12 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves moderately: 10 m deep about 300 m out (1 in 31). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would crumble. The sea is about 16°C in August, its coldest month (3/2 wetsuit), and 20°C in January, its warmest (2 mm shorty). The town to stay in is Bandy Creek.
Water about 18°C: 2 mm shorty. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.
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Where to stay: Bandy Creek
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about 35 min by car · 12 places to stay
about US$134/nightcountry average
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Nearest beds: Bandy Creek, 19 km (about 35 min by car)
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