
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cow Bay today (14 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 5s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 18s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Cow Bay at 2AM is: 1.1m 5s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm July 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (ADT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (14 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (14 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Cow Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 26°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the W by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 10 | SSW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | S 18 | S 18 | SE 18 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | 29 | 64 | 64 | 57 | 90 | 156 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 7:56PM1.85m | 8:40AM1.65m | 8:48PM1.87m | 9:31AM1.70m | 9:39PM1.85m | 10:21AM1.72m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:48AM0.01m | 3:02PM0.25m | 3:41AM-0.04m | 3:58PM0.22m | 4:31AM-0.04m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | |
8:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:54 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 22 | 26 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 20 | 23 | 23 |
Feels °C | 17 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 21 | 24 | 21 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | E 7 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 16 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SE 16 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 |
4 | 11 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 319 | 355 | 328 | 284 | 10 | 231 | 221 | 221 | 191 | 22 | 22 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SE 10 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | S 18 | S 18 | SE 18 | E 9 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | E 8 | SE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SE 8 | SE 9 |
9 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 3 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SE 7 | E 7 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | S 18 | E 9 | SE 18 | SE 17 | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 8 | E 8 | E 9 |
2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 12 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | SSW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | — | — | — | — | SSW 8 | — | — | — | — | SSW 8 | SSW 7 |
41 | 29 | 64 | 64 | 57 | 90 | 156 | 211 | 392 | 463 | 396 | 353 | 320 | — | — | — | — | 277 | — | — | — | — | 161 | 181 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2210 | 1178 | 1178 | 1581 | 531 | 531 | 1240 | 1730 | 1665 | 1598 | 1581 | 592 | 327 | 327 | 327 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 327 | 124 |
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