Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cow Bay today (18 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 5s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cow Bay at 5PM is: 1.0m 4s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (ADT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 13s |
| Evening (18 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Cow Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 22°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Sat night, calm by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 6 | SSE 13 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 12 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 5 | ESE 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 29 | 17 | 42 | 103 | 110 | 235 | 521 | 730 | 15 | 129 | 162 | 101 | 287 | 43 | 42 | 49 | 129 | 63 | 40 | 5 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:57AM1.68m | 00:08AM1.59m | 12:44PM1.62m | 00:59AM1.48m | 1:33PM1.56m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:34PM0.25m | 6:52AM0.16m | 7:25PM0.31m | 7:37AM0.28m | 8:16PM0.37m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 8:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:52 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 9 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 20 |
Feels °C | 17 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 |
| kJ | 11 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 27 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 129 | 162 | 270 | 287 | 220 | 215 | 162 | 129 | 63 | 223 | 176 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 13 | E 8 | SE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 8 | SSE 12 | SE 7 | SE 7 | S 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | S 10 | ESE 7 |
| kJ | 17 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 15 | 101 | 14 | 43 | 42 | 49 | 26 | 11 | 51 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 13 | E 7 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | — | E 10 | E 9 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 7 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | E 7 | SSW 10 |
| kJ | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 2 | 2 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 30 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 10 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 5 | — |
| kJ | 29 | 70 | 42 | 103 | 110 | 235 | 521 | 730 | 590 | 379 | 319 | — | — | — | — | — | 149 | 202 | 40 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 327 | 3371 | 3371 | 1047 | 1037 | 994 | 592 | 592 | 592 | 665 | 97 | 97 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 327 | 327 | 769 | 9 | 0 |
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