Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cow Bay today (14 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 5s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Cow Bay at 12PM is: 1.5m 6s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 08:00am July 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (ADT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (14 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
| Evening (14 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Cow Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 24°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Fri 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | E 9 | S 18 | SE 18 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | S 6 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 55 | 80 | 134 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 67 | 24 | 23 | 22 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 8:40AM1.65m | 8:48PM1.87m | 9:31AM1.70m | 9:39PM1.85m | 10:21AM1.72m | 10:29PM1.79m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:02PM0.25m | 3:41AM-0.04m | 3:58PM0.22m | 4:31AM-0.04m | 4:51PM0.20m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 |
 | — | — | — | — | 8:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:54 | — | — | 8:54 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 19 | 16 | 14 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 20 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 14 | 12 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | E 7 | E 9 | SE 16 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | S 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 |
| kJ | 13 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 297 | 283 | 314 | 291 | 277 | 243 | 257 | 215 | 170 | 22 | 22 | 67 | 209 | 180 | 150 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 9 | S 18 | SE 18 | E 9 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SE 8 | E 9 | SSE 15 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | S 18 | S 18 | E 9 | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | SE 8 | SE 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 8 | — | — | — | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SW 7 | — | SW 7 | — |
| kJ | 55 | 80 | 134 | 179 | 307 | 403 | 384 | 367 | 362 | — | — | — | — | — | 381 | — | — | — | 161 | 193 | 102 | — | 263 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 531 | 1240 | 2210 | 2210 | 1772 | 531 | 618 | 592 | 134 | 97 | 0 | 97 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 97 | 791 | 2936 | 327 | 97 | 124 | 124 |
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