Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cow Bay today (23 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 4s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Cow Bay at 4PM is: 0.8m 4s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 08:00am June 23). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (ADT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (23 Jun) | 2ft (0.6m) | 4s |
| Evening (23 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Cow Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 43mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Warm (max 21°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 4 | S 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 6 | SSE 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 10 | S 9 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SE 12 | SE 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 49 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 40 | 126 | 69 | 252 | 200 | 189 | 163 | 70 | 176 | 221 | 229 | 311 | 313 | 455 | 445 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 3:37AM1.33m | 4:06PM1.49m | 4:37AM1.29m | 4:55PM1.49m | 5:31AM1.29m | 5:41PM1.50m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:00AM0.43m | 10:51PM0.42m | 10:54AM0.50m | 11:47PM0.41m | 11:49AM0.54m | 00:40AM0.39m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:01 | — | 9:02 |
mm | — | — | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 2 | — | 5 | 18 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 13 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | E 8 | SSW 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSW 7 | SSE 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 |
| kJ | 49 | 19 | 18 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 85 | 252 | 200 | 189 | 163 | 77 | 176 | 221 | 229 | 311 | 313 | 455 | 445 | 421 | 363 | 311 | 252 | 240 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | E 9 | SE 10 | E 8 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SE 6 | E 9 | E 6 | E 7 | E 8 | E 6 | S 10 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 2 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 43 | 46 | 70 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 74 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 10 | — | SE 10 | — | S 11 | — | S 7 | E 7 | E 9 | E 9 | — | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 12 | E 7 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 4 | — | 2 | — | 21 | 4 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 40 | 126 | 69 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 380 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 592 | 517 | 592 | 592 | 592 | 592 | 727 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 124 | 97 | 97 | 0 | 0 | 2972 | 241 | 0 | 97 | 0 |
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