
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cow Bay today (19 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 7s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Cow Bay at 4AM is: 1.8m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (ADT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (19 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (19 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Cow Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 22°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Sat night, calm by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||
Sat 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 7 | S 8 | SSE 12 | SE 7 | S 8 | S 8 | E 7 | SSW 5 | ESE 7 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
37 | 64 | 88 | 203 | 302 | 778 | 628 | 187 | 136 | 96 | 329 | 14 | 43 | 82 | 22 | 6 | 28 | 5 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 00:08AM1.59m | 12:44PM1.62m | 00:59AM1.48m | 1:33PM1.56m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:34PM0.25m | 6:52AM0.16m | 7:25PM0.31m | 7:37AM0.28m | 8:16PM0.37m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
8:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:52 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 19 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | E 9 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 8 | S 8 | E 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 |
17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 2 | 15 | 15 | 187 | 136 | 270 | 329 | 308 | 251 | 149 | 22 | 4 | 140 | 212 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 7 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 7 | S 8 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | E 7 | ESE 7 |
2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 15 | 96 | 14 | 14 | 43 | 82 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 5 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | — | — | E 12 | — | — | SSE 12 | E 12 | E 9 | SSE 12 | SE 7 | E 7 | E 8 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 |
1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 3 | — | — | 14 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 28 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 10 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | — | — | SW 8 | — | — | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 5 | — |
37 | 64 | 88 | 203 | 302 | 778 | 628 | 362 | 310 | — | — | 378 | — | — | 196 | 264 | 28 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3320 | 1041 | 1409 | 1206 | 592 | 592 | 592 | 665 | 97 | 97 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 124 | 97 | 769 | 0 | 0 |
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