
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cow Bay today (08 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Cow Bay at 10PM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm August 08). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (ADT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (08 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (08 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Cow Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Mon afternoon, min 18°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 8 | Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SW 6 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 4:44PM1.61m | 5:37AM1.41m | 5:50PM1.67m | 6:39AM1.49m | 6:49PM1.73m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:27AM0.48m | 11:32PM0.28m | 11:43AM0.45m | 00:39AM0.20m | 12:53PM0.39m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 8:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:27 | — | |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 24 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 25 | 28 | 27 | 23 |
Feels °C | 27 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | E 8 | E 8 | SW 7 |
15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 26 | 26 | 39 | 39 | 25 | 10 | 11 | 23 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | SW 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | E 8 |
5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 10 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | E 7 | S 15 | S 15 | SSE 10 |
2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 9 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 4 |
— | — | — | — | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 50 | 55 | 8 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 987 | 1358 | 983 | 983 | 757 | 708 | 708 | 744 | 744 | 987 | 983 | 97 | 97 | 747 | 9 | 9 | 1206 | 9 | 0 | 987 |
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