Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cow Bay today (23 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Cow Bay at 9PM is: 1.5m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (ADT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
| Evening (23 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Cow Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 25°C on Tue afternoon, min 18°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 7 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
151 | 161 | 182 | 167 | 147 | 112 | 63 | 61 | 60 | 94 | 104 | 121 | 121 | 121 | 104 | 72 | 59 | 64 | 39 | 54 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:30PM1.41m | 6:19AM1.30m | 6:22PM1.47m | 7:05AM1.37m | 7:08PM1.53m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:38AM0.68m | 00:31AM0.47m | 12:37PM0.63m | 1:19AM0.40m | 1:26PM0.56m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 8:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | |
mm | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 20 |
Feels °C | 21 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 7 |
22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 63 | 61 | 60 | 94 | 104 | 121 | 121 | 121 | 104 | 72 | 59 | 64 | 39 | 54 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | E 12 | E 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SE 8 | ESE 13 |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 19 | 45 | 40 | 26 | 20 | 10 | 18 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 16 | 10 | 15 | 16 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | SE 8 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | E 9 |
— | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 18 | 18 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 16 | 10 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | SW 6 | SSW 6 |
151 | 161 | 182 | 167 | 147 | 112 | 43 | — | — | — | 46 | 47 | 37 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 19 | 67 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1429 | 1464 | 2278 | 625 | 618 | 327 | 607 | 592 | 327 | 327 | 327 | 327 | 97 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 327 | 327 | 618 | 592 |
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