
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cow Bay today (29 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Cow Bay at 8PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm June 29). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 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 (29 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (29 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (29 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Cow Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Warm (max 23°C on Tue morning, min 13°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the SSW by Wed morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 29 | Tuesday 30 | Wednesday 1 | Thu 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6 AM | 9 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SW 4 | SE 8 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | SE 8 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | S 18 | S 18 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 7 | SE 7 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
23 | 42 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 28 | 19 | 9 | 56 | 50 | 67 | 6 | 6 | 286 | 205 | 96 | 78 | 158 | 45 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 8:33PM1.62m | 9:13AM1.45m | 9:14PM1.63m | 9:54AM1.46m | 9:54PM1.62m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:56PM0.52m | 3:33AM0.27m | 3:36PM0.51m | 4:11AM0.26m | 4:15PM0.50m | 4:47AM0.25m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | |
— | — | — | 9:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:01 | — | — | — | 9:01 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 23 | 22 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 |
Feels °C | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 | SE 8 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 10 | SE 10 | E 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 7 | SSW 7 |
18 | 51 | 48 | 45 | 43 | 41 | 27 | 26 | 23 | 10 | 11 | 53 | 77 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 286 | 205 | 96 | 78 | 158 | 88 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | E 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | E 5 | E 6 | S 18 | E 7 | E 7 | SSW 7 | SW 7 | E 6 | SE 7 |
23 | 42 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 86 | 75 | 3 | 45 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ESE 10 | E 5 | ESE 10 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | S 18 | S 18 | — | S 18 | S 18 | E 6 | E 6 | S 17 | E 6 |
11 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | — | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SSW 7 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | — | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 56 | 28 | 19 | — | 56 | 50 | 67 | 255 | 342 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 2057 | 1928 | 2235 | 97 | 0 | 97 | 97 | 987 | 2344 | 9 | 1374 | 2339 | 241 | 1178 | 1178 | 592 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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