Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cow Bay today (16 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 6s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Cow Bay at 6PM is: 0.9m 4s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (ADT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Cow Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri night, min 1°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Fri night, light winds from the N by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 9 | E 12 | SSW 4 | S 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 8 | SSW 8 | E 12 | E 12 | E 15 | S 8 | SSE 9 | S 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3 | 3 | 25 | 195 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 153 | 16 | 30 | 61 | 42 | 40 | 38 | 26 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:08PM1.47m | 00:56AM1.30m | 12:59PM1.39m | 1:57AM1.25m | 1:59PM1.33m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:06PM0.42m | 7:13AM0.66m | 7:57PM0.48m | 8:08AM0.70m | 8:53PM0.52m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — |
mm | — | 2 | — | 4 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 6 |
Feels °C | 4 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | -4 | -5 | -5 | -6 | -2 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 7 | SE 9 | E 11 | E 11 | — | — | — | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | 519 | 428 | 380 | 326 | 244 | 153 | 96 | 37 | 61 | 42 | 40 | 38 | 26 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | E 12 | E 9 | E 7 | — | — | — | — | — | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | SSE 9 | S 8 | SW 7 | SSW 7 | SW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 16 | 30 | 27 | 20 | 13 | 9 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 15 | — | E 10 | SSE 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 7 | SSW 4 | S 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 8 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | N 3 |
| kJ | — | 23 | 25 | 195 | 537 | 822 | 788 | 665 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1361 | 327 | 1369 | 983 | 615 | 2394 | 124 | 97 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 241 |
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