
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cow Bay today (13 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cow Bay at 9AM is: 0.3m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 02:00am July 13). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (ADT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (13 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (13 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Cow Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 22°C on Mon afternoon, min 16°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the SW by Tue morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SSW 6 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | SE 18 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 19 | 59 | 66 | 79 | 183 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:46AM1.58m | 7:56PM1.85m | 8:40AM1.65m | 8:48PM1.87m | 9:31AM1.70m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:52AM0.08m | 2:03PM0.31m | 2:48AM0.01m | 3:02PM0.25m | 3:41AM-0.04m | 3:58PM0.22m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 8:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:55 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 19 |
Feels °C | 19 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | E 7 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 16 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 |
28 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 4 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 432 | 392 | 344 | 344 | 284 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | E 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 9 | S 18 | S 18 | SE 18 | E 9 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 |
10 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | E 7 | E 8 | SE 10 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | E 10 | E 10 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | — | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 |
6 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 3 | — | — | — | SW 2 | SSW 7 | SSW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SW 8 | — | — | — | SW 8 |
— | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 41 | 19 | 59 | 66 | 79 | 183 | 312 | 403 | 553 | 490 | 504 | 455 | 408 | 634 | — | — | — | 456 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 1779 | 2344 | 2 | 1369 | 1369 | 1665 | 1178 | 592 | 1206 | 1023 | 531 | 1581 | 1369 | 1776 | 531 | 615 | 592 | 327 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 97 | 97 |
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