Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cow Bay today (21 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Cow Bay at 8PM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (ADT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Cow Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 75mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 24°C on Fri afternoon, min 18°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
57 | 65 | 64 | 62 | 51 | 51 | 41 | 33 | 53 | 23 | 16 | 64 | 30 | 53 | 98 | 150 | 169 | 160 | 137 | 96 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 3:26PM1.37m | 4:22AM1.20m | 4:30PM1.37m | 5:26AM1.23m | 5:30PM1.41m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:24AM0.66m | 10:25PM0.53m | 10:29AM0.69m | 11:32PM0.51m | 11:38AM0.68m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 8:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:06 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 12 | 34 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
Temp °C | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 13 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 6 |
57 | 65 | 64 | 62 | 51 | 51 | 41 | 33 | 6 | 23 | 12 | 15 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 96 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SE 11 |
8 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 20 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SSW 6 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | SE 12 | SE 12 | S 5 | SW 5 | — | — | SW 6 | — | — | SE 8 | SSW 6 |
9 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 3 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 2 | E 3 | ESE 7 | E 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 7 | ESE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSW 5 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 53 | 10 | 16 | 64 | 30 | 53 | 98 | 150 | 169 | 160 | 137 | 29 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 2437 | 945 | 0 | 0 | 124 | 945 | 772 | 1409 | 607 | 607 | 592 | 592 | 592 | 592 | 592 | 1429 | 1653 | 646 | 618 |
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