Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cow Bay today (29 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Cow Bay at 4AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (ADT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (29 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
| Evening (29 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Cow Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 24°C on Sat afternoon, min 16°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Fri 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SE 8 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | S 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 8 | SW 6 | SSE 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
39 | 39 | 36 | 17 | 40 | 88 | 149 | 143 | 84 | 57 | 36 | 27 | 73 | 57 | 43 | 7 | 165 | 6 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 9:09PM1.66m | 9:35AM1.67m | 9:48PM1.66m | 10:11AM1.71m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:25PM0.32m | 3:42AM0.19m | 4:03PM0.26m | 4:16AM0.19m | 4:41PM0.22m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | |
7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:53 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 22 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | S 4 | SSE 7 | S 5 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | S 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
39 | 15 | 36 | 12 | 40 | 88 | 149 | 143 | 84 | 76 | 49 | 48 | 73 | 57 | 43 | 7 | 7 | 6 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | SSE 8 | S 5 | SE 8 | SW 6 | S 8 | SE 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
1 | 39 | 15 | 17 | 8 | 76 | 102 | 102 | 81 | 57 | 36 | 27 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | SW 5 | E 9 | SE 7 | SE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — |
2 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | SSE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 3 | — | — | SW 3 | SSW 7 | SW 6 | SSW 6 |
12 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 4 | 107 | 165 | 176 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 592 | 124 | 124 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1403 | 1429 | 983 | 959 |
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