Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cow Bay today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Cow Bay at 1AM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (ADT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Cow Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Thu afternoon, min 17°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Wed 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 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) | S 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | E 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
318 | 117 | 187 | 53 | 93 | 65 | 62 | 41 | 64 | 54 | 60 | 60 | 48 | 46 | 65 | 65 | 75 | 39 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 2:08AM1.28m | 2:24PM1.41m | 3:13AM1.22m | 3:26PM1.37m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:25PM0.43m | 8:28AM0.58m | 9:21PM0.49m | 9:24AM0.66m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | |
8:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:09 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 20 |
Feels °C | 25 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 7 | SE 7 | SSW 7 | ESE 7 | E 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 8 |
318 | 130 | 187 | 112 | 93 | 66 | 62 | 41 | 64 | 54 | 60 | 60 | 48 | 46 | 65 | 65 | 75 | 39 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | SSE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SSW 7 | SE 7 | SSW 7 | SE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | S 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | S 7 |
63 | 117 | 62 | 47 | 89 | 49 | 36 | 21 | 25 | 28 | 27 | 37 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 26 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | — | ESE 8 | SSE 7 | SE 8 | S 15 | S 6 | E 7 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | E 7 |
59 | 67 | 13 | 53 | — | 65 | 26 | 24 | 5 | 20 | 16 | 5 | 17 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 51 | 59 | 32 | 25 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 134 | 77 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 327 | 327 | 327 | 327 | 327 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3623 | 0 | 0 |
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