Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cow Bay today (28 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Cow Bay at 7PM is: 3.0m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm September 28). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (ADT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (28 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (28 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Cow Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Mon afternoon, calm by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 28 | Tuesday 29 | Wednesday 30 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 864 | 1051 | 1048 | 1048 | 935 | 857 | 725 | 641 | 549 | 464 | 409 | 339 | 331 | 277 | 249 | 234 | 202 | 169 | 140 | 128 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 9:40AM1.82m | 10:06PM1.66m | 10:19AM1.82m | 10:50PM1.62m | 11:02AM1.78m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:16PM0.10m | 4:25AM0.22m | 5:01PM0.09m | 5:09AM0.27m | 5:49PM0.13m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:57 | — |
mm | 11 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 9 | SW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 54 | 38 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 725 | 641 | 549 | 464 | 409 | 339 | 331 | 277 | 249 | 234 | 202 | 169 | 140 | 128 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 |
| kJ | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 21 | 29 | 28 | 38 | 56 | 52 | 50 | 48 | 47 | 44 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 29 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | — | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | — | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SSE 6 | S 7 |
| kJ | 9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 864 | 1051 | 1048 | 1048 | 935 | 857 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 748 | 647 | 647 | 607 | 120 | 607 | 641 | 592 | 592 | 77 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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