Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cow Bay today (20 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Cow Bay at 9PM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm October 20). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (ADT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Cow Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 5°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Wed night, fresh winds from the N by Fri morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 287 | 287 | 269 | 224 | 191 | 142 | 119 | 172 | 168 | 173 | 215 | 221 | 196 | 174 | 165 | 165 | 181 | 220 | 204 | 209 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:17PM1.32m | 5:06AM1.36m | 5:15PM1.37m | 5:51AM1.46m | 6:05PM1.44m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:19AM0.68m | 10:48PM0.49m | 11:20AM0.60m | 11:37PM0.44m | 12:11PM0.48m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 |
Feels °C | 9 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 287 | 287 | 269 | 224 | 191 | 142 | 119 | 42 | 29 | 19 | 36 | 40 | 44 | 174 | 165 | 165 | 181 | 220 | 204 | 209 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | — | — | — | S 10 | S 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 |
| kJ | — | 2 | 9 | 28 | 43 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 16 | 17 | — | — | — | 46 | 45 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 22 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 9 | SSW 9 | SE 9 | E 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 26 | 22 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | — | — | — | NE 4 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 8 | 11 | 20 | 22 | 172 | 168 | 173 | 215 | 221 | 196 | — | — | — | 8 | 7 | 7 | 17 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 120 | 3 | 1598 | 1369 | 1369 | 1369 | 327 | 7 | 0 | 120 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 241 |
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