
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cow Bay today (03 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Cow Bay at 3AM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm September 02). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (ADT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (03 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (03 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Cow Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 15°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Wed night, fresh winds from the NNE by Sat morning). | ||||||||||||||||||
Wed 2 | Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | S 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
47 | 37 | 35 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 38 | 75 | 156 | 273 | 460 | 505 | 595 | 392 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | off |
High Tide | 00:45AM1.45m | 1:03PM1.62m | 1:46AM1.38m | 2:05PM1.57m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:56PM0.25m | 7:03AM0.39m | 7:52PM0.29m | 8:01AM0.46m | 8:57PM0.33m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | |
7:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | E 5 | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 |
47 | 37 | 35 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 505 | 595 | 392 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 47 | 24 | 36 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | — | — | — |
1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 38 | 75 | 156 | 273 | 460 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1373 | 1374 | 607 | 625 | 625 | 744 | 592 | 592 | 517 | 987 | 791 | 592 | 592 | 120 | 120 | 97 | 97 | 0 |
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