Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cow Bay today (14 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 6s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 7s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Cow Bay at 2AM is: 0.9m 4s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm October 13). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (ADT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (14 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 7s |
| Evening (14 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Cow Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 4°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Wed morning, light winds from the WNW by Fri morning). | ||||||||||||||||||
Tue 13 | Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 6 | SE 4 | ESE 5 | SE 6 | SE 7 | S 7 | S 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | E 15 | ESE 8 | SSE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 37 | 25 | 29 | 26 | 77 | 240 | 559 | 800 | 750 | 358 | 451 | 323 | 4 | 14 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 19 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 10:39PM1.52m | 10:45AM1.64m | 11:20PM1.45m | 11:25AM1.56m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:01PM0.19m | 5:07AM0.42m | 5:40PM0.26m | 5:46AM0.50m | 6:21PM0.35m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — |
mm | — | — | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 8 |
Feels °C | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SW 9 | ENE 8 | E 15 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 8 | SSW 7 |
| kJ | 265 | 216 | 177 | 143 | 113 | 68 | 28 | 13 | 4 | 358 | 451 | 323 | 292 | 204 | 120 | 74 | 57 | 37 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | — | — | E 15 | — | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | ESE 8 | SSE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 6 | 12 | 14 | 14 | — | — | 4 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 19 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 15 | — | — | — | — | S 11 | — | E 15 | ESE 8 | SE 10 | E 15 | E 15 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 4 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 6 | SE 4 | ESE 5 | SE 6 | SE 7 | S 7 | S 8 | SW 7 | SW 8 | W 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 |
| kJ | 37 | 25 | 29 | 26 | 77 | 240 | 559 | 800 | 750 | 194 | 236 | 19 | 29 | 40 | 40 | 28 | 24 | 14 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 625 | 327 | 327 | 531 | 517 | 517 | 592 | 592 | 592 | 621 | 327 | 134 | 1370 | 1370 | 1370 | 620 | 1370 | 2 |
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