
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cow Bay today (10 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Cow Bay at 11AM is: 0.3m 7s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 08:00am August 10). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (ADT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (10 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (10 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Cow Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Mon afternoon, min 16°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SSE 8 | E 12 | SSW 6 | E 11 | E 11 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 33 | 58 | 138 | 104 | 69 | 7 | 12 | 56 | 10 | 10 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 6:39AM1.49m | 6:49PM1.73m | 7:35AM1.59m | 7:44PM1.78m | 8:25AM1.67m | 8:34PM1.81m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:53PM0.39m | 1:40AM0.11m | 1:56PM0.30m | 2:33AM0.04m | 2:52PM0.23m | |||||||||||||||||
6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 8:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:23 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 21 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 21 | 22 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | E 8 | E 8 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | E 12 | E 11 | SSW 6 |
51 | 51 | 37 | 10 | 11 | 42 | 35 | 34 | 26 | 27 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 77 | 66 | 47 | 40 | 29 | 11 | 10 | 60 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | E 11 |
10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 15 | S 15 | SSE 10 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | E 7 | E 12 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SSE 8 |
4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 7 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 6 | — | — | — | — | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | NW 3 | — | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 |
— | — | — | 44 | 44 | 58 | — | — | — | — | 26 | 34 | 33 | 58 | 138 | 104 | 69 | 2 | — | 56 | 67 | 75 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2210 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1647 | 816 | 2210 | 1019 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1845 | 2344 | 97 | 0 |
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