
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cow Bay today (16 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 15s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 16s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Cow Bay at 10PM is: 0.2m 16s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm July 16). An open ocean swell of 1.9m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 2.2m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (ADT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 15s |
| Evening (16 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Cow Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 23°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Thu night, strong winds from the S by Sun morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SSE 13 | SW 5 | SSW 6 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 52 | 46 | 40 | 17 | 119 | 149 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:21AM1.72m | 10:29PM1.79m | 11:09AM1.71m | 11:18PM1.70m | 11:57AM1.68m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:51PM0.20m | 5:19AM-0.01m | 5:43PM0.22m | 6:05AM0.06m | 6:34PM0.25m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 8:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:53 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 23 | 22 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 17 |
Feels °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSW 6 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSW 8 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 |
22 | 22 | 23 | 489 | 209 | 154 | 123 | 96 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 97 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 17 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | E 9 | SE 9 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 14 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 8 | SSW 8 | SSE 13 | E 7 | E 7 | E 10 |
4 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | E 7 | E 9 | E 9 | — | E 15 | SE 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 13 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 10 | E 13 |
3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | — | SW 7 | WNW 3 | SW 7 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | — | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SW 5 | SSW 6 |
178 | 234 | 243 | 604 | 240 | — | 181 | 5 | 99 | 120 | 99 | — | 88 | 75 | 52 | 46 | 40 | 96 | 119 | 149 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 327 | 1369 | 327 | 0 | 97 | 327 | 97 | 299 | 2210 | 97 | 0 | 0 | 327 | 299 | 0 | 97 | 2972 | 3256 | 1081 | 1194 |
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