
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cow Bay today (17 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 14s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 14s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 14s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Cow Bay at 9AM is: 0.2m 14s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00am July 17). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (ADT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (17 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 14s |
| Evening (17 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Cow Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Warm (max 21°C on Sat morning, min 14°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Fri night, strong winds from the S by Sun morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SSE 13 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | S 6 | E 13 | S 7 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 7 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 52 | 33 | 32 | 17 | 102 | 123 | 91 | 160 | 3 | 568 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 106 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:29PM1.79m | 11:09AM1.71m | 11:18PM1.70m | 11:57AM1.68m | 00:08AM1.59m | 12:44PM1.62m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:19AM-0.01m | 5:43PM0.22m | 6:05AM0.06m | 6:34PM0.25m | 6:52AM0.16m | 7:25PM0.31m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 8:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:52 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 12 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | SW 7 | SSE 15 | SSW 7 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSW 8 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SE 13 | SSE 13 | E 9 | E 10 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SW 7 |
282 | 194 | 21 | 123 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 104 | 85 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 11 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 27 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 171 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | E 8 | SSE 14 | E 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 8 | SSE 13 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 12 | E 10 | E 10 | — | SE 7 |
23 | 22 | 1 | 21 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | 106 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 8 | E 15 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 8 | E 8 | E 13 | E 10 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | — | E 12 | — | — | SSE 12 |
— | — | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | — | — | 14 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 7 | SSW 7 | WNW 3 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 6 | — | — | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | — |
— | 271 | 159 | 6 | 99 | 100 | 88 | — | — | 56 | 52 | 33 | 32 | 70 | 102 | 123 | 91 | 160 | 314 | 568 | 693 | 557 | 355 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 134 | 327 | 134 | 299 | 2210 | 97 | 97 | 0 | 97 | 2210 | 97 | 97 | 327 | 3256 | 1041 | 1004 | 1106 | 647 | 615 | 592 | 592 | 592 | 124 | 0 |
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