Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cow Bay today (06 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Cow Bay at 12PM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00am June 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (ADT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (06 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (06 Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Cow Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun afternoon, min 6°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Sat night, fresh winds from the N by Mon afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 6 | Sunday 7 | Monday 8 | Tue 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
127 | 176 | 112 | 125 | 113 | 110 | 60 | 41 | 181 | 146 | 202 | 247 | 295 | 306 | 240 | 188 | 163 | 143 | 115 | 96 | 75 | 58 | 45 | 36 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 1:09PM1.38m | 1:08AM1.41m | 1:59PM1.40m | 2:04AM1.37m | 2:52PM1.45m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:04AM0.36m | 7:23PM0.58m | 7:46AM0.38m | 8:14PM0.56m | 8:30AM0.39m | 9:09PM0.50m | ||||||||||||||||||
5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | |
— | — | — | — | 8:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:55 | — | — | 8:57 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
Feels °C | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 1 | -1 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | — | — | E 5 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
127 | 176 | 112 | 125 | 113 | 110 | 60 | 41 | 7 | 15 | 6 | — | — | 2 | 240 | 188 | 163 | 143 | 115 | 96 | 75 | 58 | 45 | 36 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 7 | SE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | E 5 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 10 | SW 8 |
4 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 12 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 147 | 89 | 55 | 1 | 23 | 17 | 32 | 48 | 52 | 18 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | SW 5 | SW 5 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SE 9 | SE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | — | SSW 8 | — | ENE 6 | SSE 9 | SSW 10 |
4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 7 | — | 6 | 8 | 10 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | E 3 | ESE 4 | E 4 | ENE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 8 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SW 7 | NNW 2 | N 3 | N 3 | N 4 | NNE 4 | N 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | N 4 |
4 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 26 | 181 | 146 | 202 | 247 | 295 | 306 | 144 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 23 | 25 | 36 | 28 | 28 | 26 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 621 | 792 | 1125 | 991 | 592 | 615 | 615 | 592 | 607 | 592 | 517 | 608 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 241 | 241 | 241 | 299 | 607 | 241 | 2 | 2 |
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