Cow Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 44.61° N 63.43° W

Cow Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 am 16 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cow Bay sea temperature is
18.3° C
1.8° 

Cow Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Cow Bay today (16 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Cow Bay at 4PM is: 0.1m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00am August 16). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (ADT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)10s
Afternoon (16 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)10s
Evening (16 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)8s

Table - waves today at Cow Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Warm (max 21°C on Sun afternoon, min 17°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.2
SSE
8
0.5
SW
4
0.5
SW
5
0.5
SW
4
0.5
SW
4
0.2
SSE
8
0.4
SSW
6
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.7
S
4
0.7
S
4
0.7
SSW
4
0.6
SSE
5
1.4
SSE
5
2.1
SSE
7
2.1
SSE
7
2.1
SE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
8
9
9
9
4
7
8
10
10
7
6
12
6
7
14
17
21
16
102
378
392
415
Wind (km/h)
5
N
5
WNW
10
S
15
S
15
SSW
15
S
5
W
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
20
SSW
20
SW
15
S
15
S
10
SSW
5
SSE
5
SE
15
SSE
15
S
25
SSE
20
SE
20
ESE
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:20AM1.71m
11:38PM1.57m
12:01PM1.65m
00:23AM1.47m
12:44PM1.56m
Low Tide
5:34AM0.12m
6:04PM0.21m
6:16AM0.23m
6:49PM0.27m
6:58AM0.36m
7:35PM0.35m
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:16
6:18
6:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:17
8:15
8:15
 mm
3
8
6
5
Temp °C
17
18
20
21
20
19
18
17
17
17
20
19
19
19
19
18
17
18
18
19
19
19
Feels °C
16
18
19
18
17
17
18
16
15
15
17
16
17
18
19
19
19
18
18
18
18
19
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