Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.44° S 57.87° W

Cow Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 am 01 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cow Bay sea temperature is
7.1°C
0.9° 

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 (01 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Nov, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Cow Bay at 1PM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 08:00am November 01). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Nov)5ft (1.5m)7s
Afternoon (01 Nov)7ft (2.1m)8s
Evening (01 Nov)4.5ft (1.3m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 11°C on Sun afternoon, min 6°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Sun morning, calm by Mon night).

Sunday
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
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
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
N
7
1.5
N
7
1.6
N
8
2.1
NNW
8
1.4
NNE
8
1.3
NNE
8
1.3
N
8
1.2
N
8
1.1
N
8
1.2
N
8
1.1
N
8
1
N
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
1
N
8
0.8
NNE
8
1.3
NNW
8
1.2
N
7
1.1
N
7
1.1
N
7
1.1
N
7
1.1
N
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
173
211
283
507
257
223
206
172
145
172
161
137
109
109
130
73
176
155
127
127
123
113
Wind (km/h)
30
NW
35
NNW
35
NW
25
NW
5
SW
10
NNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
W
30
SSW
25
SSW
10
SW
0
SSE
20
WNW
30
NW
35
WNW
25
WNW
25
NW
25
NNW
30
NNW
25
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
11:40AM1.74m
1:20AM1.20m
12:55PM1.66m
2:38AM1.22m
2:14PM1.61m
Low Tide
4:34AM0.81m
7:07PM0.30m
6:00AM0.86m
8:30PM0.31m
7:59AM0.83m
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
rain showers
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
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5:13
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5:09
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7:55
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7:58
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8:00
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Temp °C
8
8
9
11
9
8
7
7
7
8
8
8
8
6
6
7
7
9
10
9
8
7
Feels °C
1
1
1
5
7
5
1
2
0
1
1
2
4
4
0
-1
-1
3
4
3
2
2
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