
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cow Bay today (02 Aug):
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Cow Bay at 11PM is: 0.6m 4s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm August 02). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (ADT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (02 Aug) | - | - |
| Evening (02 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Cow Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Warm (max 28°C on Wed afternoon, min 18°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Sun night, fresh winds from the SW by Tue morning). | ||||||||||||||||||
Sun 2 | Monday 3 | Tuesday 4 | ||||||||||||||||
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 8 | E 8 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | E 10 | E 10 | S 4 | S 7 | S 7 | S 5 | S 6 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
5 | 5 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 108 | 124 | 82 | 154 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:31PM1.55m | 11:59AM1.61m | 00:15AM1.50m | 12:42PM1.61m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:47PM0.34m | 6:00AM0.26m | 6:30PM0.33m | 6:39AM0.31m | 7:17PM0.33m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | |
8:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:36 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 7 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 24 | 26 | 24 |
Feels °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 22 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 |
104 | 107 | 79 | 60 | 75 | 57 | 43 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 10 | SE 8 | SE 6 | E 9 | E 11 | E 11 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 8 |
5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 7 | E 10 | SE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | — | E 7 | — | — | — | — | — |
3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | — | SSE 3 | S 4 | S 7 | S 7 | S 5 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 |
1 | 2 | 12 | 9 | — | 2 | 9 | 108 | 124 | 82 | 154 | 244 | 383 | 667 | 606 | 546 | 531 | 447 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2235 | 2266 | 987 | 1836 | 1854 | 769 | 2266 | 979 | 980 | 615 | 611 | 592 | 592 | 608 | 592 | 531 | 621 | 592 |
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