Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cox Bay today (25 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 17s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cox Bay at 7PM is: 0.6m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm August 25). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (25 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 17s |
| Evening (25 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Cox Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 14°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | ||||||||||||||||||
2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 107 | 147 | 181 | 222 | 216 | 167 | 165 | 163 | 125 | 125 | 159 | 159 | 124 | 124 | 124 | 122 | 119 | 112 | 107 | 106 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:29PM2.79m | 11:49PM3.16m | 12:59PM2.91m | 00:30AM3.23m | 1:27PM3.03m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:53PM1.57m | 6:36AM0.55m | 6:31PM1.38m | 7:08AM0.48m | 7:09PM1.18m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 8:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 |
| kJ | 50 | 51 | 38 | 222 | 216 | 167 | 165 | 163 | 125 | 125 | 159 | 72 | 85 | 78 | 124 | 122 | 119 | 60 | 50 | 37 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SW 17 | SW 17 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 64 | 147 | 181 | 39 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 37 | 26 | 87 | 57 | 159 | 124 | 124 | 49 | 48 | 45 | 112 | 107 | 106 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WSW 7 | SSW 13 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | WNW 8 | WSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 107 | 100 | 97 | 96 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 19 | 57 | 25 | 24 | 57 | 55 | 51 | 11 | 43 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 28 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 3 | ESE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | S 5 | SE 5 | — | — | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | ESE 3 | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 3 | — | — | 76 | 76 | 74 | 1 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 135 | 123 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 123 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 119 | 119 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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