
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cow Bay today (28 Oct):
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Cow Bay at 12AM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm October 27). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (ADT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (28 Oct) | - | - |
| Evening (28 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Cow Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 1°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||
Tue 27 | Wednesday 28 | Thursday 29 | ||||||||||||||||
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 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SE 7 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
23 | 34 | 55 | 48 | 54 | 53 | 49 | 34 | 26 | 26 | 16 | 19 | 33 | 48 | 66 | 83 | 209 | 2 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 9:48PM1.67m | 9:57AM1.88m | 10:35PM1.64m | 10:44AM1.82m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:56PM0.01m | 4:04AM0.24m | 4:44PM0.02m | 4:55AM0.28m | 5:36PM0.06m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 1 | -1 | -3 | -4 | -4 | -4 | -1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -1 | -2 | -2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
23 | 34 | 55 | 48 | 54 | 53 | 49 | 34 | 26 | 26 | 16 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 2 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | NE 4 | — | W 6 | — | — | — | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | — | — | — | — |
6 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 5 | SW 5 | — | — | — | — | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | W 2 | WSW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 |
5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 33 | 48 | 66 | 83 | 209 | 287 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 747 | 646 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 625 | 625 | 1142 | 1342 | 987 | 1163 | 1187 | 1206 | 1575 | 1744 | 1206 |
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