Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cow Bay today (30 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Cow Bay at 11AM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.6m 3s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:00am August 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (ADT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (30 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (30 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Cow Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 22°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 8 | SSW 6 | E 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
19 | 56 | 43 | 7 | 154 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 25 | 26 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | on | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:11AM1.71m | 10:27PM1.64m | 10:48AM1.73m | 11:09PM1.59m | 11:28AM1.71m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:16AM0.19m | 4:41PM0.22m | 4:52AM0.21m | 5:22PM0.21m | 5:31AM0.26m | 6:07PM0.22m | ||||||||||||||||
6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 7:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:51 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 8 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 18 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | E 8 | SE 8 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
48 | 56 | 43 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 103 | 80 | 60 | 39 | 39 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 18 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 25 | 26 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SW 6 | SSW 5 |
19 | 7 | 7 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 5 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | E 8 | E 5 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | E 8 | — | E 8 | — | — | E 7 | — | — | E 7 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 14 | S 13 |
7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | NW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 1 | 9 | 107 | 154 | 245 | 157 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 1581 | 1581 | 2911 | 2441 | 906 | 0 | 23 | 816 | 2 | 1429 | 97 | 124 | 1369 | 1369 | 592 | 1369 | 1369 | 1369 | 1369 | 1369 | 1077 |
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