Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cow Bay today (12 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Cow Bay at 9PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm June 12). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (ADT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (12 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Cow Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Mon 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6 AM | 9 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 8 | SE 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | E 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
17 | 119 | 206 | 26 | 24 | 32 | 149 | 23 | 111 | 86 | 86 | 72 | 57 | 56 | 47 | 70 | 82 | 82 | 68 | 78 | 75 | 57 | 57 | 53 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 6:26PM1.78m | 7:06AM1.55m | 7:18PM1.85m | 8:00AM1.61m | 8:10PM1.90m | 8:53AM1.66m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:11PM0.34m | 1:08AM0.13m | 1:13PM0.31m | 2:05AM0.04m | 2:13PM0.27m | 3:01AM-0.02m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | |
— | — | 8:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:00 | — | — | — | 9:00 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 16 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 20 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 8 | SSW 7 | SE 7 | E 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 |
207 | 119 | 206 | 240 | 202 | 167 | 149 | 118 | 111 | 86 | 86 | 72 | 61 | 56 | 47 | 70 | 82 | 82 | 68 | 78 | 75 | 57 | 57 | 53 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SW 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SW 8 | SE 8 | SSW 7 | SE 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SW 7 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | — |
17 | 86 | 17 | 26 | 24 | 32 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 28 | 22 | 42 | 57 | 59 | 52 | 47 | 34 | 36 | 33 | 32 | 23 | 67 | 44 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 8 | SE 8 | — | — | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 10 | S 10 | SE 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | E 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 7 | — | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | — | — | — |
18 | 17 | — | — | — | 22 | 32 | 10 | 8 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 28 | 32 | 42 | 41 | 24 | 24 | — | 16 | 27 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 3 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | — | — | — | — | — | S 7 | — | — | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 8 |
— | — | 4 | 6 | 21 | 24 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | 23 | — | — | 6 | 11 | 94 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 742 | 1019 | 744 | 744 | 592 | 592 | 747 | 592 | 592 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 2061 | 1273 | 1163 | 796 | 993 | 592 | 744 | 608 |
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