
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cow Bay today (21 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Cow Bay at 2PM is: 0.1m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 08:00am July 21). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (ADT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (21 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (21 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Cow Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Tue morning, min 15°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Wed afternoon, light winds from the W by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | S 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSE 7 | SE 7 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 29 | 62 | 136 | 284 | 480 | 515 | 529 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 120 | 55 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:23PM1.50m | 2:53AM1.29m | 3:15PM1.45m | 3:55AM1.25m | 4:11PM1.42m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:24AM0.40m | 9:10PM0.42m | 9:14AM0.51m | 10:07PM0.46m | 10:09AM0.59m | |||||||||||||||||
5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 8:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:49 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 17 |
Feels °C | 12 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | E 7 | S 11 | SE 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 7 | SE 7 |
157 | 116 | 113 | 5 | 5 | 43 | 42 | 20 | 21 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 120 | 55 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | E 7 | E 7 | SE 11 | SE 11 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | SE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
12 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 |
— | — | — | 102 | 94 | 11 | 29 | 62 | 136 | 284 | 480 | 515 | 529 | 1025 | 1193 | 1442 | 1707 | 1655 | 2136 | 1884 | 1249 | 734 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 1369 | 1369 | 1369 | 1042 | 769 | 1163 | 615 | 615 | 981 | 647 | 618 | 531 | 592 | 592 | 531 | 517 | 592 | 592 | 124 | 124 |
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