Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cow Bay today (22 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Cow Bay at 5PM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (ADT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (22 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 7s |
| Evening (22 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Cow Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 35mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 22°C on Tue morning, min 18°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
29 | 23 | 66 | 28 | 54 | 79 | 114 | 148 | 187 | 200 | 167 | 161 | 172 | 142 | 77 | 71 | 73 | 60 | 67 | 52 | |
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-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 4:30PM1.37m | 5:26AM1.23m | 5:30PM1.41m | 6:19AM1.30m | 6:22PM1.47m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:29AM0.69m | 11:32PM0.51m | 11:38AM0.68m | 00:31AM0.47m | 12:37PM0.63m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:05 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 9 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 |
29 | 23 | 8 | 15 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 77 | 71 | 73 | 60 | 67 | 52 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | SSE 9 | SE 12 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | W 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | E 12 | S 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 |
6 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 18 | 54 | 62 | 62 | 60 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 12 | SW 6 | SW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | S 10 | S 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 |
3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 18 | 18 | 4 | 8 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 3 | E 4 | ESE 7 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — |
3 | 9 | 66 | 28 | 54 | 79 | 114 | 148 | 187 | 200 | 167 | 161 | 172 | 142 | 47 | 52 | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 97 | 852 | 1403 | 2878 | 1358 | 621 | 621 | 621 | 592 | 97 | 987 | 987 | 987 | 625 | 592 | 592 | 592 | 607 | 607 | 983 |
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