
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cow Bay today (08 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Cow Bay at 4AM is: 0.3m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm July 07). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (ADT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (08 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Evening (08 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Cow Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Warm (max 22°C on Thu afternoon, min 15°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | SE 10 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
22 | 14 | 14 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 82 | 153 | 274 | 300 | 322 | 282 | 291 | 264 | 251 | 226 | 169 | 169 | 135 | 138 | 145 | 129 | 115 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 2:31AM1.37m | 3:03PM1.57m | 3:37AM1.36m | 4:02PM1.61m | 4:45AM1.38m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:37PM0.41m | 8:42AM0.39m | 9:35PM0.36m | 9:38AM0.41m | 10:39PM0.31m | 10:42AM0.42m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | |
— | 9:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:00 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:59 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
22 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 41 | 82 | 153 | 274 | 300 | 322 | 282 | 291 | 264 | 251 | 226 | 169 | 169 | 135 | 138 | 145 | 129 | 115 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 10 | S 3 | E 10 | SSW 4 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 6 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 8 | S 15 | S 15 | — | S 8 | E 7 | E 7 |
9 | 9 | 1 | 19 | 2 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 4 | — | 1 | 10 | 17 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | S 5 | E 10 | S 3 | E 10 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | S 15 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 8 | — |
5 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 8 | 8 | 7 | — | — | 4 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 2 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | — | — | — | ESE 2 | E 3 | ENE 3 | E 4 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | N 3 | — | — | SW 6 | SW 3 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 |
1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 4 | 22 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 9 | 5 | 28 | 53 | 53 | 34 | 29 | 34 | 49 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 921 | 2210 | 592 | 592 | 592 | 592 | 620 | 7 | 647 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 592 | 607 | 327 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 327 | 327 | 327 |
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