Newfoundland · Wednesday, Sep 23

Middle Cove

Updated Tue, Sep 22, 9:40 PM GMT-2:30

When to go

2:00 PM–3:00 PM

Windy · Low confidence

6.2–6.3 ft · Offshore waves · not face height

Wind: 7.6 kt · direction unavailable

Forecast details

This is the best time in the forecast, though wind may make it choppy.

Other wind windows

Plan around the wind

The best available upcoming daylight wind sample to compare with the wave evidence. This compares wind only; wave size, tide suitability, and hazards can change your choice.

1:00 PM–3:00 PM · America/St_Johns
Strong wind · up to 7.8 kt · reported gusts up to 20.0 kt
Caution: This is the best available wind comparison, not a favorable-wind label. Strong wind remains in the selected evidence.
Offshore waves: 6.2–6.4 ft across the period. Surf height unavailable. Tide data unavailable.
Wind source time: Sep 22, 9:00 PM GMT-2:30. This is not the model run issue time.

How these periods are chosen

The planner prefers three consecutive hourly samples covering two daylight hours, but retains shorter one- or two-sample evidence when that is all the forecast provides. Light wind means at most 6 kt. Moderate offshore means at most 12 kt from land toward the sea when shore orientation is verified. Strong wind or known gusts of 20 kt or more remain visible as cautions instead of making the entire comparison disappear. These are comparison labels, not locally tested surf-quality or safety ratings. Missing gusts remain unknown. Terrain shelter, currents, closures, and your ability are not assessed.

Forecast confidence

Returned marine grid point is 6.1 km from the mapped spot. Provider grid resolution is not established for this response.
Reference model hour: 10 hours from now; historical residuals do not measure forecast lead-time error.
No accepted local model for these inputs: missing history, unsupported direction/period/height, or failed historical validation.
Tide unavailable: assessment incomplete, especially at shallow reef breaks.
A mapped coordinate does not establish nearshore grid resolution or terrain/shelter accuracy.

Wind NNW 12 kt

Tide Unavailable

Wave, wind and tide details

Offshore model swellNNE 5.4 ft @ 6sValid 2026-09-23 08:00 · America/St_JohnsMarine grid 47.6250, -52.6250 · offshore model, not a local measurement

Offshore model sea6.8 ft @ 7.8sSignificant wave height including wind waves and swell; not breaking surfValid 2026-09-23 08:00 · America/St_Johns

Model windNNW 12 ktunavailableValid 2026-09-23 08:00 · America/St_Johns

TideUnavailableunavailableNo verified local tide station connected; no tide height estimated

Surf height unavailable. Coastal and offshore waves are not breaking-wave heights.

Surf and wind

Recommended window: No recommended window

Breaking surf is not reliably resolved. Hourly offshore swell and wind inputs are listed below.

Hourly forecast

Hourly surf forecast for Middle Cove
Time	Wind	Tide	Offshore swell
12 AM	N 13.9 ktunavailable	Unavailableunavailable	NNE 3.9 ft @ 7s
1 AM	N 13.9 ktunavailable	Unavailableunavailable	NNE 3.9 ft @ 7s
2 AM	N 14.8 ktunavailable	Unavailableunavailable	NNE 3.9 ft @ 7s
3 AM	NNW 14.7 ktunavailable	Unavailableunavailable	NE 3.9 ft @ 6s
4 AM	NNW 15 ktunavailable	Unavailableunavailable	NE 3.9 ft @ 6s
5 AM	NNW 15 ktunavailable	Unavailableunavailable	NNE 4.4 ft @ 6s
6 AM	NNW 13.5 ktunavailable	Unavailableunavailable	NNE 4.8 ft @ 6s
7 AM	N 12.5 ktunavailable	Unavailableunavailable	NNE 5.2 ft @ 6s
8 AM	NNW 12 ktunavailable	Unavailableunavailable	NNE 5.4 ft @ 6s
9 AM	NNW 10.8 ktunavailable	Unavailableunavailable	NNE 5.7 ft @ 6s
10 AM	NNW 9.9 ktunavailable	Unavailableunavailable	NNE 5.9 ft @ 7s
11 AM	NW 8.5 ktunavailable	Unavailableunavailable	NNE 5.6 ft @ 7s
Noon	NW 8.5 ktunavailable	Unavailableunavailable	NE 5.4 ft @ 7s
1 PM	WNW 7.8 ktunavailable	Unavailableunavailable	NE 5.2 ft @ 8s
2 PM	W 7.3 ktunavailable	Unavailableunavailable	NE 5.2 ft @ 8s
3 PM	W 7.6 ktunavailable	Unavailableunavailable	NNE 5.3 ft @ 7s
4 PM	W 10.2 ktunavailable	Unavailableunavailable	NNE 5.4 ft @ 7s
5 PM	W 10.9 ktunavailable	Unavailableunavailable	NNE 5.0 ft @ 8s
6 PM	WSW 11.4 ktunavailable	Unavailableunavailable	NE 4.7 ft @ 8s
7 PM	WSW 10.2 ktunavailable	Unavailableunavailable	NE 4.3 ft @ 8s
8 PM	WSW 11.3 ktunavailable	Unavailableunavailable	NE 4.1 ft @ 8s
9 PM	WSW 12.1 ktunavailable	Unavailableunavailable	NE 4.0 ft @ 8s
10 PM	WSW 13.1 ktunavailable	Unavailableunavailable	NE 3.9 ft @ 8s
11 PM	WSW 13.4 ktunavailable	Unavailableunavailable	NE 4.0 ft @ 8s

12 AMUnavailable

WindN 13.9 ktunavailableTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swellNNE 3.9 ft @ 7s

1 AMUnavailable

WindN 13.9 ktunavailableTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swellNNE 3.9 ft @ 7s

2 AMUnavailable

WindN 14.8 ktunavailableTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swellNNE 3.9 ft @ 7s

3 AMUnavailable

WindNNW 14.7 ktunavailableTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swellNE 3.9 ft @ 6s

4 AMUnavailable

WindNNW 15 ktunavailableTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swellNE 3.9 ft @ 6s

5 AMUnavailable

WindNNW 15 ktunavailableTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swellNNE 4.4 ft @ 6s

6 AMUnavailable

WindNNW 13.5 ktunavailableTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swellNNE 4.8 ft @ 6s

7 AMUnavailable

WindN 12.5 ktunavailableTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swellNNE 5.2 ft @ 6s

8 AMUnavailable

WindNNW 12 ktunavailableTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swellNNE 5.4 ft @ 6s

9 AMUnavailable

WindNNW 10.8 ktunavailableTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swellNNE 5.7 ft @ 6s

10 AMUnavailable

WindNNW 9.9 ktunavailableTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swellNNE 5.9 ft @ 7s

11 AMUnavailable

WindNW 8.5 ktunavailableTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swellNNE 5.6 ft @ 7s

NoonUnavailable

WindNW 8.5 ktunavailableTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swellNE 5.4 ft @ 7s

1 PMUnavailable

WindWNW 7.8 ktunavailableTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swellNE 5.2 ft @ 8s

2 PMUnavailable

WindW 7.3 ktunavailableTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swellNE 5.2 ft @ 8s

3 PMUnavailable

WindW 7.6 ktunavailableTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swellNNE 5.3 ft @ 7s

4 PMUnavailable

WindW 10.2 ktunavailableTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swellNNE 5.4 ft @ 7s

5 PMUnavailable

WindW 10.9 ktunavailableTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swellNNE 5.0 ft @ 8s

6 PMUnavailable

WindWSW 11.4 ktunavailableTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swellNE 4.7 ft @ 8s

7 PMUnavailable

WindWSW 10.2 ktunavailableTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swellNE 4.3 ft @ 8s

8 PMUnavailable

WindWSW 11.3 ktunavailableTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swellNE 4.1 ft @ 8s

9 PMUnavailable

WindWSW 12.1 ktunavailableTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swellNE 4.0 ft @ 8s

10 PMUnavailable

WindWSW 13.1 ktunavailableTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swellNE 3.9 ft @ 8s

11 PMUnavailable

WindWSW 13.4 ktunavailableTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swellNE 4.0 ft @ 8s

Tide

Local tide station unavailable

Tide predictions are unavailable for this period.

About this spot

Model-grid forecast requested at the mapped coordinate; reef, headland, and nearshore transformations are unresolved. OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL: named beach node, corroborated by the municipal beach description; precise shoreline bearing and local surf response unresolved.

Mapped spot coordinate: 47.6507808, -52.6961658.

Newfoundland · Avalon Peninsula Atlantic coast · Coastline orientation unresolved · Location provenance

Model request point: Middle Cove (47.6507808, -52.6961658). Model output times describe valid conditions; the provider does not expose the model run issue time in this response.

Forecast sources

Data coverage 2/5 sources

Source availability is not forecast accuracy. Where an empirical model passes historical testing, its error and interval coverage are shown above. Source count cannot increase that confidence.

Coverage tier B · CANADA · spot-level model point

Environment Canada MSC GeoMet
Wind, weather, marine model fields, alerts; market adapter or station mapping not connectedUnavailableNo source time
Fisheries and Oceans Canada Wave Data
Wave buoy history and observations; market adapter or station mapping not connectedUnavailableNo source time
Canadian Hydrographic Service IWLS API
Tide predictions, water levels, and station metadata; market adapter or station mapping not connectedUnavailableNo source time
Open-Meteo Marine API
1 of 1 configured model points availableCurrentSep 22, 9:00 PM GMT-2:30
Open-Meteo Weather API
1 of 1 configured model points availableCurrentSep 22, 9:00 PM GMT-2:30
Surf-Forecast public pages
Spot discovery and break-specific HTML fallbackNot applicableNo source time

How best guesses are made

Best guesses combine usable wave and wind evidence, with qualitative confidence and specific limitations. A missing tide or local surf-height model does not prevent useful guidance. Tide levels use the named station datum; their effect at this break remains uncertain. Wind direction is relative to the mapped beach orientation, without calibrated terrain or shelter effects. The comparison is a heuristic, not a measured quality rating.