Cow Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 44.61° N 63.43° W

Cow Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 pm 18 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cow Bay sea temperature is
17.5° C
1.1° 

Cow Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Cow Bay today (18 Aug):

  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Cow Bay at 11PM is: 1.6m 9s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm August 18). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (ADT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Aug)--
Afternoon (18 Aug)--
Evening (18 Aug)5ft (1.6m)6s

Table - waves today at Cow Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 24°C on Fri afternoon, min 18°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SSE
6
1.6
SSE
6
1.8
S
9
1.7
S
9
1
ESE
6
1
ESE
6
1.3
SE
7
1.3
SE
7
1.9
SSE
8
1.6
S
8
1.5
S
7
0.8
ESE
7
1
SE
7
0.9
SE
7
0.9
SE
7
0.9
SE
7
0.7
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
184
195
509
439
62
80
144
174
406
291
243
51
93
69
69
71
69
54
Wind (km/h)
25
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
10
E
0
NNE
10
SW
10
WSW
15
SW
10
SSW
10
W
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
Wind State
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
1:12AM1.36m
1:31PM1.48m
2:08AM1.28m
2:24PM1.41m
Low Tide
7:35PM0.35m
7:41AM0.48m
8:25PM0.43m
8:28AM0.58m
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:20
6:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:15
8:13
8:12
 mm
4
1
1
Temp °C
20
20
20
20
20
20
21
22
23
21
21
18
18
19
21
22
22
20
Feels °C
19
20
21
21
21
23
24
24
25
23
22
18
19
20
20
20
21
20
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