Cow Bombie Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Margaret River, Australia)

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Cow Bombie Surf Guide

Cow Bombie in Margaret River is an exposed reef break that only works once in a while. Summer in particular tends to be flat. Offshore winds are from the east. Groundswells more frequent than windswells and the ideal swell angle is from the west. There is no reef break. It's sometimes crowded here. Beware of - Rocks.

Cow Bombie Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Reef	4	inconsistent	20.5°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Cow Bombie:

The best conditions reported for surf at Cow Bombie occur when a West swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the East.

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What's the best time of year to surf Cow Bombie (for consistent clean waves)?

februaryBest Season: autumn

The best time of year for surfing Cow Bombie with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Autumn and most often the month of February. Clean surfable waves are typically found 44% of the time in February while 55% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 1% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

44%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

55%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

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Interactive Cow Bombie surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The nearest passenger airport to Cow Bombie is Perth Jandakot Airport (JAD) in Australia, which is 212 km (132 miles) away (directly). The second closest airport to Cow Bombie is Perth International Airport (PER), also in Australia, 232 km (144 miles) away.

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Cow Bombie Surf Forecasts:

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16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Tuesday, 5 May 2026, 13:57 Local Time

m, °C	Tuesday 05
ft, °F	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM
Wave (m)	WSW	SW	WSW	SW
Period (s)	20	20	19	14
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross	cross- off	cross- off

Tides at Cow Bombie

Current tide and informaton

For Cowaramup, Australia, 2 km from Cow Bombie.

Next High Water: 10:33am | 1.08m

Next Low Water: 09:03pm | 0.42m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Cow Bombie Sea Temperature

The water temperature (20.5 °C) at Cow Bombie is warm and the air temperature should feel similar (windchill forecast 16.0 °C). If the sun does come out as forecast, it should feel warm enough to surf in a shorty or a summer wetsuit.

Today, many surfers would wear a shorty.

Current Temp*: 20.5°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite