
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cow Bay today (28 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Cow Bay at 8AM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.0m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 02:00am July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (ADT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (28 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (28 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Cow Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 23°C on Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 6 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 10 | S 10 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
108 | 90 | 112 | 112 | 140 | 158 | 190 | 177 | 173 | 167 | 163 | 130 | 98 | 74 | 72 | 54 | 52 | 49 | 154 | 184 | 265 | 241 | 276 | 268 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 8:12AM1.42m | 8:13PM1.61m | 8:52AM1.48m | 8:54PM1.64m | 9:30AM1.52m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:31AM0.32m | 2:35PM0.52m | 3:09AM0.27m | 3:14PM0.47m | 3:44AM0.23m | 3:52PM0.43m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 8:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:42 | — | |
mm | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 22 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 16 |
Feels °C | 16 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | E 7 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 10 | S 10 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
108 | 90 | 96 | 97 | 140 | 158 | 190 | 177 | 173 | 167 | 163 | 130 | 98 | 74 | 72 | 54 | 52 | 49 | 154 | 184 | 265 | 241 | 276 | 268 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | E 6 | E 7 | — | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 |
51 | 87 | 112 | 112 | 97 | 79 | 61 | 47 | 35 | 34 | 24 | 24 | 15 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 23 | 35 | 3 | 1 | — | 4 | 4 | 14 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 3 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | — | — | — | — | — |
21 | 9 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SW 2 | SW 2 | SW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 4 | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | SW 2 | — | — | — | ESE 6 | E 6 | ESE 4 | E 4 | E 5 |
— | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 6 | 3 | 10 | 19 | 43 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 77 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 241 | 615 | 0 | 97 | 77 | 0 | 0 | 1011 | 1037 | 1037 | 23 | 241 | 241 | 241 | 7 | 7 | 712 | 715 | 636 |
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