Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cow Bay today (20 Jul):
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Cow Bay at 12AM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm July 19). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.8m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (ADT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 Jul) | - | - |
| Evening (20 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Cow Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the SSW by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||
Sun 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 12 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 12 | S 9 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | E 8 | E 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SSE 11 | E 7 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | S 4 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 15 | 114 | 90 | 14 | 41 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 6 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 00:59AM1.48m | 1:33PM1.56m | 1:54AM1.37m | 2:23PM1.50m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:25PM0.31m | 7:37AM0.28m | 8:16PM0.37m | 8:24AM0.40m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 8:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:51 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 |
Feels °C | 18 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSE 12 | E 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 |
| kJ | 15 | 264 | 264 | 308 | 214 | 322 | 14 | 4 | 270 | 231 | 202 | 183 | 122 | 119 | 85 | 83 | 81 | 73 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 12 | S 9 | SW 7 | E 8 | SE 12 | E 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 2 | 114 | 90 | 14 | 41 | 34 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | E 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | — | — | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | 2 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 14 | 14 | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | — | SW 8 | — | — | SW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 4 |
| kJ | 528 | — | 359 | — | — | 151 | 313 | 306 | 372 | 344 | 268 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 744 | 327 | 0 | 97 | 97 | 665 | 744 | 791 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1369 | 1369 | 1369 | 1369 | 980 |
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