Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cow Bay today (08 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Cow Bay at 3AM is: 1.3m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm June 07). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (ADT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Jun) | 4ft (1.2m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (08 Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (08 Jun) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
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 6mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed morning, min 7°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Mon morning, calm by Wed morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 7 | Monday 8 | Tuesday 9 | Wednesday 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SW 4 | SSW 5 | SE 8 | E 6 | SE 8 | SW 6 | SSE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
263 | 266 | 192 | 168 | 147 | 156 | 133 | 96 | 62 | 44 | 29 | 25 | 19 | 19 | 9 | 35 | 48 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 77 | 6 | 6 | 6 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | on |
High Tide | 2:04AM1.37m | 2:52PM1.45m | 3:06AM1.35m | 3:46PM1.51m | 4:11AM1.37m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:14PM0.56m | 8:30AM0.39m | 9:09PM0.50m | 9:19AM0.39m | 10:08PM0.43m | 10:13AM0.39m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | |
8:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:57 | |
mm | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 11 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SW 7 | SSW 6 | E 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 |
263 | 240 | 192 | 168 | 147 | 156 | 133 | 96 | 62 | 44 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 29 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 64 | 1 | 71 | 58 | 41 | 42 | 44 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 6 | E 5 | — | SW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSE 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | E 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SW 7 | E 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
— | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 60 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 29 | 25 | 19 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 6 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SE 8 | — | — | SE 8 | — | — | — | ESE 7 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 7 | N 3 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | N 4 | N 4 | NNW 4 | — | WSW 3 | SW 8 | SW 4 | SSW 5 | — | SSW 6 | — | SW 6 | — | — | — |
— | 266 | 5 | 9 | 17 | 14 | 19 | 28 | 28 | 10 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 67 | 35 | 48 | — | 91 | — | 77 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 327 | 23 | 241 | 299 | 241 | 1472 | 241 | 647 | 607 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1023 | 1163 | 2842 | 1842 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1707 | 2837 |
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