
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cow Bay today (23 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Cow Bay at 8PM is: 2.2m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 1.2m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm July 23). An open ocean swell of 2.5m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (ADT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (23 Jul) | 8ft (2.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (23 Jul) | 7ft (2.2m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Cow Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Sat afternoon, min 16°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 9 | S 9 | SE 7 | S 9 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
1064 | 961 | 156 | 830 | 131 | 67 | 52 | 63 | 70 | 57 | 59 | 61 | 53 | 54 | 72 | 70 | 75 | 66 | 51 | 51 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 4:11PM1.42m | 4:56AM1.24m | 5:05PM1.43m | 5:53AM1.26m | 5:58PM1.46m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:09AM0.59m | 11:07PM0.47m | 11:09AM0.63m | 00:07AM0.46m | 12:09PM0.63m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 8:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:46 | — | |
mm | 2 | 16 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 18 |
Feels °C | 15 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 9 | SSW 9 | S 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SW 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 |
— | 961 | 672 | 830 | 480 | 441 | 424 | 326 | 244 | 211 | 154 | 100 | 53 | 54 | 72 | 70 | 75 | 66 | 51 | 51 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 8 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 |
— | — | 156 | 138 | 131 | 67 | 52 | 63 | 70 | 57 | 59 | 61 | 86 | 67 | 51 | 40 | 28 | 19 | 14 | 12 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 7 | — | S 7 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 |
— | — | — | 70 | — | 54 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | SSW 9 | SW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
1064 | 953 | 1151 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 517 | 127 | 97 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 134 | 1429 | 1413 | 769 | 127 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1431 | 1459 | 1575 | 724 |
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