
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cow Bay today (15 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 16s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 16s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Cow Bay at 1PM is: 0.1m 16s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00am July 15). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (ADT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (15 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 16s |
| Evening (15 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Cow Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Sat 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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 16 | SE 16 | SSE 8 | SE 16 | SE 16 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 77 | 88 | 20 | 19 | 18 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:31AM1.70m | 9:39PM1.85m | 10:21AM1.72m | 10:29PM1.79m | 11:09AM1.71m | 11:18PM1.70m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:41AM-0.04m | 3:58PM0.22m | 4:31AM-0.04m | 4:51PM0.20m | 5:19AM-0.01m | 5:43PM0.22m | ||||||||||||||||||
5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | |
— | — | — | — | 8:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:54 | — | — | 8:53 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 18 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 14 | 17 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 16 | SE 16 | SSE 8 | SE 9 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SW 7 |
11 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 203 | 177 | 181 | 202 | 202 | 165 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 204 | 147 | 142 | 85 | 64 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 134 | 123 | 100 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SE 9 | SE 8 | E 9 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 |
2 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 19 | 18 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 16 | SE 8 | SE 15 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 8 | E 9 | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 8 | E 8 |
2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | — | — | — | NW 3 | — | — | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | — | — | — | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | SW 7 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SW 7 | — | — |
316 | 271 | 236 | 214 | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | 173 | 243 | 286 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 85 | 77 | 88 | 221 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 327 | 327 | 97 | 124 | 124 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 327 | 327 | 2210 | 127 | 124 | 97 | 327 | 0 | 0 | 2210 | 97 | 0 | 2210 | 2 | 0 |
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