Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cow Bay today (16 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Cow Bay at 5PM is: 1.6m 7s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Cow Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Sat morning, min 4°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the W by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | NNW 6 | N 7 | N 8 | NNW 8 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 10 | N 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | N 8 | N 5 | N 7 | N 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 163 | 177 | 278 | 424 | 682 | 381 | 367 | 334 | 295 | 257 | 207 | 166 | 129 | 111 | 79 | 79 | 161 | 90 | 270 | 362 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:17AM1.60m | 11:05PM1.31m | 10:53AM1.52m | 00:02AM1.17m | 11:37AM1.44m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:30PM0.49m | 4:01AM0.77m | 5:24PM0.59m | 4:29AM0.88m | 6:42PM0.68m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:40 | — |
mm | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
Feels °C | -6 | -6 | -5 | -4 | -1 | -1 | -4 | -3 | -3 | -3 | -2 | 0 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -2 | -3 | -2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | N 8 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 10 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | N 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 163 | 133 | 102 | 100 | 390 | 381 | 367 | 334 | 295 | 257 | 194 | 166 | 111 | 111 | 79 | 68 | 58 | 58 | 58 | 39 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | S 10 | S 10 | E 8 | S 12 | E 8 | S 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | SSE 9 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 |
| kJ | 18 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 68 | 65 | 1 | 24 | 1 | 43 | 207 | 162 | 129 | 99 | 71 | 79 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 8 | E 8 | — | E 12 | — | — | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | E 12 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | N 7 | N 8 | NNW 8 | WSW 2 | SSW 9 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 8 | — | — | NW 4 | NW 5 | NNW 5 | N 8 | N 5 | N 7 | N 8 |
| kJ | 105 | 177 | 278 | 424 | 682 | 1 | 185 | 90 | 100 | 77 | 300 | — | — | 7 | 14 | 25 | 161 | 90 | 270 | 362 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1410 | 935 | 1410 | 1410 | 713 | 1410 | 29 | 713 | 1615 | 713 | 713 | 713 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 713 | 713 | 1996 |
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