Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cow Bay today (17 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Cow Bay at 4AM is: 2.2m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm June 16). An open ocean swell of 3.5m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (17 Jun) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
| Evening (17 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Cow Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Mild temperatures (max 7°C on Thu morning, min 2°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSW on Tue night, light winds from the WNW by Thu morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 8 | N 6 | N 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 9 | NNE 9 | N 9 | N 9 | NNE 9 | N 9 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2 | 3331 | 2155 | 1401 | 943 | 293 | 224 | 220 | 189 | 155 | 126 | 101 | 196 | 310 | 373 | 367 | 347 | 283 | 287 | 251 | 216 | 183 | 200 | 197 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:03PM2.11m | 9:13AM1.48m | 8:57PM2.10m | 10:06AM1.42m | 9:51PM2.03m | 11:00AM1.36m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:56AM-0.05m | 2:14PM0.60m | 3:55AM-0.01m | 3:08PM0.61m | 4:54AM0.07m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 8:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:56 | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:47 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
Feels °C | -13 | -12 | -7 | -6 | -5 | -4 | -3 | -2 | -2 | -1 | -3 | -4 | -3 | -1 | 4 | 3 | -1 | -3 | -4 | -3 | -4 | -7 | -5 | -4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 9 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 9 | NNE 9 | N 9 | N 9 | SSE 7 | N 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 |
| kJ | 9 | 42 | 21 | 1401 | 943 | 293 | 224 | 220 | 189 | 155 | 126 | 100 | 92 | 54 | 373 | 367 | 347 | 283 | 287 | 251 | 149 | 173 | 141 | 115 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | — | — | N 10 | NE 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 10 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | NNE 9 | E 12 | E 12 | S 13 |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | 2 | 6 | 330 | 251 | 157 | 88 | 55 | 46 | 44 | 20 | 28 | 62 | 31 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 216 | 3 | 3 | 14 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 13 | ENE 12 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | S 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 16 | ENE 12 | S 15 | NNW 9 | E 12 | E 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 3 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 29 | 28 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 27 | 18 | 18 | 5 | 14 | 17 | 103 | 10 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | NW 5 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | N 6 | N 6 | NNE 7 | — | — | S 8 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSW 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 |
| kJ | 2126 | 3331 | 2155 | 3257 | 2514 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 17 | 32 | 101 | 196 | 310 | — | — | 100 | 94 | 161 | 189 | 114 | 183 | 200 | 197 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1640 | 1659 | 1932 | 1659 | 0 | 1212 | 1432 | 935 | 935 | 713 | 713 | 713 | 713 | 713 | 0 | 0 | 713 | 1422 | 713 | 713 | 1493 | 1050 | 1050 | 1212 |
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