Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cow Bay today (19 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jun, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Cow Bay at 4AM is: 0.9m 4s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm June 18). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (ADT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Jun) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (19 Jun) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (19 Jun) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 13s |
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 6mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 12 PM | 3 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | S 7 | S 9 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | E 8 | SE 12 | SE 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 51 | 64 | 10 | 34 | 171 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 6 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:39PM1.71m | 12:28PM1.62m | 00:34AM1.60m | 1:24PM1.58m | 1:33AM1.49m | 2:20PM1.54m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:02PM0.28m | 6:32AM0.05m | 6:58PM0.32m | 7:23AM0.14m | 7:55PM0.36m | 8:14AM0.24m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 9:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:01 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:01 |
mm | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | E 6 | S 9 | SE 13 | E 6 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 |
| kJ | 51 | 64 | 55 | 42 | 3 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 336 | 291 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 465 | 388 | 329 | 347 | 255 | 304 | 318 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | SE 14 | E 6 | S 9 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | E 9 | E 9 | E 6 | E 6 | SE 13 | SE 13 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | S 11 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 62 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 14 | SE 14 | E 10 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | — | E 9 | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 7 | E 6 | E 9 | E 8 | — | — | — | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 12 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 7 | — | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SE 4 | SSE 4 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | — | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SW 8 | — | NW 2 | NW 4 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 10 | 34 | 171 | 233 | 285 | 330 | 503 | 501 | 414 | 376 | — | 455 | 361 | 442 | 488 | 706 | — | 1 | 6 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2950 | 592 | 608 | 608 | 609 | 608 | 608 | 327 | 327 | 327 | 327 | 327 | 97 | 1575 | 1240 | 744 | 744 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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