
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cow Bay today (06 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Cow Bay at 12PM is: 0.2m 9s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 08:00am August 06). 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 (06 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (06 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
| Evening (06 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Cow Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 30°C on Fri afternoon, min 19°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 5 | WSW 5 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SW 6 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
29 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:28PM1.58m | 3:13AM1.34m | 3:35PM1.58m | 4:27AM1.35m | 4:44PM1.61m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:15AM0.42m | 9:11PM0.34m | 9:17AM0.46m | 10:20PM0.32m | 10:27AM0.48m | |||||||||||||||||
6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 8:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:30 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 21 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 19 |
Feels °C | 17 | 20 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | E 9 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 |
77 | 50 | 72 | 6 | 6 | 59 | 49 | 46 | 32 | 24 | 14 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 18 | 25 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 9 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
7 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 8 | SE 9 |
3 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 5 | WSW 5 | — | SSW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 6 | SW 3 | SW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 2 | — |
29 | 10 | — | 68 | 71 | 99 | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 2 | 0 | 124 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 744 | 791 | 1163 | 2441 | 97 | 963 | 769 | 744 | 983 | 983 | 983 | 983 | 816 |
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