
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cow Bay today (08 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Cow Bay at 8PM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm September 08). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 4s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (ADT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (08 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (08 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Cow Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, strong winds from the S by Thu morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
41 | 40 | 25 | 23 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 34 | 138 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 14 | 6 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 6:40PM1.65m | 7:20AM1.62m | 7:31PM1.70m | 8:05AM1.70m | 8:18PM1.72m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:50PM0.37m | 1:24AM0.15m | 1:47PM0.27m | 2:13AM0.09m | 2:38PM0.19m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:34 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 5 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 16 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 10 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 |
41 | 40 | 25 | 23 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 14 | 6 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SE 8 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SSE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 10 | E 8 | SE 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | S 8 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SW 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SW 6 | SW 5 | — | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 4 | 4 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | N 3 | N 4 | NNW 4 | N 3 | NNW 3 | — | SW 2 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 |
— | — | 3 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 2 | — | 1 | 3 | 10 | 34 | 138 | 606 | 1080 | 1005 | 875 | 700 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 2 | 1842 | 1842 | 1366 | 1403 | 1403 | 1403 | 2923 | 299 | 299 | 299 | 327 | 1842 | 2006 | 1403 | 615 | 615 | 327 | 327 |
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