Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cow Bay today (13 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Cow Bay at 1PM is: 0.7m 6s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 08:00am August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (ADT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (13 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
| Evening (13 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Cow Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Fri afternoon, min 15°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SW 5 | SSE 9 | SW 5 | SSE 9 | SW 5 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
49 | 31 | 22 | 33 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 42 | 8 | 34 | 8 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 7 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:12AM1.73m | 9:22PM1.80m | 9:56AM1.76m | 10:08PM1.75m | 10:38AM1.75m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:22AM-0.00m | 3:43PM0.17m | 4:08AM-0.00m | 4:32PM0.15m | 4:52AM0.04m | 5:18PM0.16m | ||||||||||||||||
6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:20 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 19 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 20 |
Feels °C | 16 | 18 | 20 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | E 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SW 5 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SW 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 7 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 |
41 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 30 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 44 | 26 | 19 | 4 | 19 | 14 | 31 | 33 | 33 | 25 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 19 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | SE 9 | E 10 | SE 13 | SE 13 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 9 | S 7 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
9 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 27 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 13 | SE 13 | E 10 | E 10 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SE 13 | SSE 9 | S 7 | SE 11 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | S 8 | SE 9 | — |
3 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 12 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | — | SW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | — | SW 5 | — | SW 5 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 2 | NNW 2 | NNW 2 | NW 3 | NW 3 | — | NW 2 | NNW 2 |
49 | 31 | 22 | 33 | — | 28 | 25 | 42 | — | 34 | — | 13 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 2836 | 2936 | 2936 | 0 | 0 | 97 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 2936 | 2936 | 241 | 2936 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1581 | 2973 | 2973 | 2210 | 3051 |
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