
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cow Bay today (31 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Cow Bay at 11AM is: 1.6m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 02:00am July 31). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (ADT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (31 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 9s |
| Evening (31 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Cow Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Sun afternoon, min 17°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | E 10 | SE 9 | S 9 | E 9 | E 8 | SE 9 | SE 7 | SE 9 | SE 7 | SW 4 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
215 | 214 | 298 | 359 | 427 | 445 | 427 | 367 | 313 | 313 | 306 | 299 | 297 | 304 | 7 | 3 | 181 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 11 | 11 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:33PM1.64m | 10:07AM1.56m | 10:11PM1.63m | 10:43AM1.59m | 10:50PM1.60m | 11:20AM1.61m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:18AM0.21m | 4:30PM0.39m | 4:51AM0.21m | 5:08PM0.36m | 5:24AM0.23m | 5:47PM0.34m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 8:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:37 | — | |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 20 |
Feels °C | 18 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 |
215 | 214 | 298 | 359 | 427 | 445 | 427 | 367 | 313 | 313 | 306 | 299 | 297 | 304 | 276 | 232 | 181 | 140 | 137 | 109 | 94 | 107 | 92 | 101 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | E 9 | E 5 | E 10 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 7 | SE 9 | SE 7 | E 8 |
45 | 34 | 23 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 11 | 5 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | E 9 | E 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 9 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WSW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 2 | NNW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 4 |
— | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 299 | 241 | 607 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 769 | 1369 | 2266 | 1836 |
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