Cow Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.44° S 57.87° W

Cow Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 02 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cow Bay sea temperature is
5.1° C
0.1° 

Cow Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Cow Bay today (02 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Cow Bay at 9AM is: 1.5m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00am August 02). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Aug)5ft (1.5m)10s
Afternoon (02 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)10s
Evening (02 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)10s

Table - waves today at Cow Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Icy conditions (max 6°C on Tue afternoon, min 0°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ENE on Mon night, light winds from the ENE by Tue afternoon).

Sunday
2
Monday
3
Tuesday
4
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
E
9
1.5
E
9
1.5
ENE
9
1.5
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1
E
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.7
NE
11
1.9
NE
11
1.9
NE
10
2.1
NE
7
2.3
NE
8
2.4
NE
8
2.5
ENE
9
2.5
ENE
9
2.5
ENE
9
2.4
ENE
8
2.1
ENE
8
2.1
ENE
8
2
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
390
372
352
383
341
356
307
314
331
204
371
652
762
815
416
585
786
1012
1157
954
778
583
561
472
Wind (km/h)
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
15
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
20
ENE
25
NE
30
NE
30
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
30
ENE
20
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
E
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
9:48AM1.35m
9:38PM1.69m
10:20AM1.38m
10:18PM1.61m
10:56AM1.42m
Low Tide
3:31AM0.28m
2:58PM0.56m
3:55AM0.34m
3:38PM0.55m
4:23AM0.41m
4:25PM0.55m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:26
8:25
8:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:29
5:30
5:31
 mm
2
2
1
1
Temp °C
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
4
5
5
6
5
5
Feels °C
-7
-5
-6
-5
-6
-5
-5
-6
-7
-6
-6
-7
-7
-6
-6
-7
-7
-7
-5
-2
0
3
2
1
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