
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cow Bay today (28 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Cow Bay at 9PM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm June 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (ADT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (28 Jun) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
| Evening (28 Jun) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
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 6mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 22°C on Tue morning, min 13°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 28 | Monday 29 | Tuesday 30 | Wed 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 4 | E 6 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 43 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 28 | 2 | 39 | 39 | 37 | 36 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 7:52PM1.59m | 8:32AM1.42m | 8:33PM1.62m | 9:13AM1.45m | 9:14PM1.63m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:14PM0.54m | 2:54AM0.30m | 2:56PM0.52m | 3:33AM0.27m | 3:36PM0.51m | 4:11AM0.26m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | |
— | — | — | 9:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:01 | — | — | — | 9:01 | |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 22 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 |
Feels °C | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SE 8 | E 6 | SSE 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSW 5 |
28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 51 | 48 | 45 | 43 | 44 | 37 | 26 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 47 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 30 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 5 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SW 7 | SE 7 | E 6 | SSW 6 | SE 7 |
13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 43 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 14 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | S 8 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ESE 10 | SSE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | SE 10 | E 6 | SSW 6 |
5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 2 | SW 3 | SW 3 | — | — | — | SSW 7 | SW 7 | SSW 4 | — | SW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 |
2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 35 | 44 | 28 | — | 39 | 39 | 37 | 36 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 97 | 1403 | 1434 | 1429 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2439 | 0 | 791 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 97 | 983 | 2344 | 2339 | 615 | 592 | 592 | 97 | 2 |
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