Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cow Bay today (11 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cow Bay at 3AM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm June 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (ADT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (11 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 5s |
| Evening (11 Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Cow Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 10 | Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | SE 8 | S 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | E 5 | E 5 | S 8 | SE 7 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | 63 | 75 | 55 | 36 | 31 | 23 | 30 | 31 | 47 | 52 | 130 | 215 | 18 | 108 | 17 | 32 | 33 | 74 | 58 | 46 | 40 | 137 | 56 | |
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-on | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:40PM1.60m | 5:13AM1.41m | 5:33PM1.69m | 6:11AM1.48m | 6:26PM1.78m | 7:06AM1.55m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:08PM0.33m | 11:11AM0.37m | 00:08AM0.23m | 12:11PM0.34m | 1:08AM0.13m | 1:13PM0.31m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | |
8:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:59 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 12 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 5 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 8 | S 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 8 |
5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 9 | 26 | 52 | 130 | 215 | 232 | 108 | 173 | 186 | 212 | 120 | 103 | 82 | 121 | 137 | 66 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 7 | — | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
— | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 103 | 17 | 32 | 33 | 74 | 58 | 45 | 34 | 54 | 56 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 7 | ESE 8 | SE 9 | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | S 9 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | — | S 10 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 19 | 7 | 20 | — | 18 | 17 | — | 15 | 26 | 23 | 16 | 23 | — | — | 8 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 3 | E 4 | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 |
34 | 63 | 75 | 55 | 36 | 31 | 23 | 30 | 31 | 47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 18 | 31 | 27 | 46 | 40 | 34 | 37 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2878 | 618 | 531 | 592 | 592 | 742 | 608 | 728 | 726 | 97 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 744 | 1172 | 769 | 327 | 299 | 299 | 607 | 796 | 791 | 791 |
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