Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cow Bay today (21 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Cow Bay at 12PM is: 0.1m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 08:00am June 21). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (ADT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Jun) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (21 Jun) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (21 Jun) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Cow Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 40mm), heaviest during Tue night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the ESE by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 21 | Monday 22 | Tuesday 23 | Wed 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ENE 3 | E 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 7 | S 5 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 31 | 26 | 70 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 56 | 64 | 75 | 106 | 177 | 219 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | off |
High Tide | 2:20PM1.54m | 2:34AM1.39m | 3:14PM1.51m | 3:37AM1.33m | 4:06PM1.49m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:14AM0.24m | 8:53PM0.40m | 9:06AM0.34m | 9:52PM0.42m | 10:00AM0.43m | 10:51PM0.42m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:01 | — | 9:01 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 10 | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 9 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 4 | S 4 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 405 | 368 | 351 | 308 | 308 | 262 | 217 | 160 | 128 | 94 | 73 | 83 | 40 | 70 | 42 | 29 | 14 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SE 11 | S 11 | SE 10 | S 10 | — | SE 10 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 23 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | — | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | — | E 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | — | — | SE 10 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 4 | — | — | 4 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 2 | ENE 3 | E 3 | E 3 | ESE 3 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | S 4 | — | SSE 4 | S 7 | S 5 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 31 | 26 | 4 | 9 | 13 | — | 10 | 56 | 64 | 75 | 106 | 177 | 219 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2950 | 2938 | 2439 | 2950 | 1196 | 983 | 945 | 769 | 592 | 708 | 708 | 665 | 97 | 0 |
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