
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cow Bay today (29 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Cow Bay at 5PM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm July 29). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (ADT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (29 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Evening (29 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Cow Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
98 | 74 | 72 | 54 | 55 | 52 | 70 | 64 | 207 | 235 | 230 | 220 | 214 | 209 | 209 | 373 | 464 | 444 | 436 | 436 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 8:54PM1.64m | 9:30AM1.52m | 9:33PM1.64m | 10:07AM1.56m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:14PM0.47m | 3:44AM0.23m | 3:52PM0.43m | 4:18AM0.21m | 4:30PM0.39m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 8:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:40 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 22 | 20 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
98 | 74 | 72 | 54 | 55 | 52 | 70 | 64 | 207 | 235 | 230 | 220 | 214 | 209 | 209 | 373 | 464 | 444 | 436 | 436 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 10 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 |
13 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 29 | 44 | 63 | 38 | 38 | 47 | 30 | 9 | 39 | 31 | 23 | 22 | 15 | 9 | 5 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | — | — | SE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | S 11 | S 11 | — | — | — | — | — |
9 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 9 | — | — | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 59 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 3 | E 4 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | 7 | 10 | 8 | 40 | 113 | 127 | 62 | 39 | 66 | 54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 241 | 927 | 769 | 241 | 7 | 708 | 708 | 647 | 708 | 612 | 724 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 299 | 134 | 97 | 0 |
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