Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cow Bay today (23 Aug):
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 4s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Cow Bay at 12AM is: 1.2m 5s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (ADT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | - | - |
| Evening (23 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Cow Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 39mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 23°C on Tue afternoon, min 18°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sat 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 7 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SSE 6 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
66 | 35 | 67 | 110 | 148 | 187 | 217 | 188 | 167 | 161 | 99 | 77 | 77 | 56 | 65 | 67 | 49 | 49 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:30PM1.37m | 5:26AM1.23m | 5:30PM1.41m | 6:19AM1.30m | 6:22PM1.47m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:32PM0.51m | 11:38AM0.68m | 00:31AM0.47m | 12:37PM0.63m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | |
8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:05 | — | |
mm | — | — | 2 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 17 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 6 | SE 12 | SE 11 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SSE 6 |
8 | 15 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 188 | 21 | 20 | 99 | 77 | 77 | 56 | 65 | 67 | 49 | 49 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | E 12 | — | E 12 | SW 6 | SE 12 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | E 6 |
6 | 8 | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | 1 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 54 | 52 | 51 | 41 | 19 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | SW 5 | — | — | — | W 6 | E 12 | SE 8 | — | — | E 12 | S 10 | S 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 6 | ESE 10 |
1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 10 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | — | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | — | — | — | — | SSW 6 |
66 | 35 | 67 | 110 | 148 | 187 | 217 | — | 167 | 161 | 28 | 37 | 37 | — | — | — | — | 47 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1366 | 608 | 607 | 592 | 1429 | 1464 | 1429 | 2439 | 1003 | 615 | 592 | 592 | 592 | 607 | 607 | 963 | 327 | 327 |
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