Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cow Bay today (13 Sep):
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Cow Bay at 12AM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm September 12). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (ADT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (13 Sep) | - | - |
| Evening (13 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Cow Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 21°C on Mon morning, min 10°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sat 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | ||||||||||||||||
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 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 4 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 45 | 53 | 53 | 83 | 88 | 119 | 222 | 314 | 308 | 291 | 223 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 9:44PM1.69m | 10:04AM1.77m | 10:26PM1.63m | 10:42AM1.72m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:08PM0.11m | 4:22AM0.14m | 4:50PM0.13m | 5:01AM0.23m | 5:31PM0.18m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:27 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 17 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 17 | 17 | 15 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SSW 7 | SW 6 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SW 5 | SE 9 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 4 | 18 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 22 | 13 | 222 | 314 | 308 | 291 | 223 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 8 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 5 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | SE 15 | SE 15 |
| kJ | — | 10 | 10 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 48 | — | — | — | 8 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 8 | S 8 | — | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 6 | — | — | E 15 | — | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 37 | — | — | 4 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | NNW 3 | NW 2 | W 3 | W 4 | NW 3 |
| kJ | 41 | 4 | 6 | 34 | 31 | 33 | 15 | 45 | 53 | 53 | 83 | 88 | 119 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 327 | 327 | 1366 | 592 | 592 | 983 | 883 | 748 | 592 | 608 | 747 | 983 | 77 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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