Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cow Bay today (30 Oct):
The current surf forecast for Cow Bay at 12AM is: 0.1m 17s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm October 29). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Fri afternoon, min 3°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Thu night, light winds from the WNW by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||
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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) | SW 6 | SW 6 | E 17 | E 16 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 14 | SSW 6 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | SE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 138 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 88 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 32 | 24 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 3 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 11:27PM1.59m | 11:35AM1.74m | 00:24AM1.52m | 12:33PM1.63m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:36PM0.06m | 5:49AM0.34m | 6:31PM0.12m | 6:49AM0.41m | 7:30PM0.19m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 |
Feels °C | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 2 | -1 | -2 | -1 | -1 | 0 | -2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | — | E 17 | E 16 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SW 6 | SSE 6 | SW 6 | SSW 6 |
| kJ | 2 | — | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 79 | 59 | 45 | 32 | 24 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 4 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 16 | E 15 | — | — | S 10 | S 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 6 | SW 6 | S 6 | SE 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 5 | 4 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | — | SE 9 | SSW 6 | SE 9 | S 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | NNW 2 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 |
| kJ | 138 | 231 | 203 | 223 | 230 | 223 | 167 | 128 | 88 | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1575 | 1187 | 1172 | 1125 | 592 | 592 | 727 | 124 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1370 | 1373 | 1373 | 620 | 987 | 607 |
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