Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cow Bay today (06 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Cow Bay at 6PM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm June 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (ADT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (06 Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (06 Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
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 3mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 21°C on Tue morning, min 6°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Sat night, fresh winds from the N by Mon afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 6 | Sunday 7 | Monday 8 | Tue 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | S 5 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
112 | 105 | 122 | 110 | 60 | 41 | 105 | 99 | 194 | 248 | 321 | 250 | 240 | 163 | 139 | 121 | 112 | 142 | 113 | 74 | 48 | 18 | 18 | 10 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:09PM1.38m | 1:08AM1.41m | 1:59PM1.40m | 2:04AM1.37m | 2:52PM1.45m | 3:06AM1.35m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:23PM0.58m | 7:46AM0.38m | 8:14PM0.56m | 8:30AM0.39m | 9:09PM0.50m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | |
— | — | 8:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:55 | — | — | — | — | 8:57 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 15 |
Feels °C | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SE 8 | SSE 9 | S 9 | — | — | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 |
112 | 105 | 122 | 110 | 60 | 41 | 28 | 43 | 6 | — | — | 250 | 240 | 163 | 139 | 121 | 112 | 142 | 113 | 74 | 48 | 44 | 34 | 23 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 7 | SE 9 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 7 | SW 7 | E 6 | E 5 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SSW 9 | SSE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
14 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 16 | 20 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | 147 | 67 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 12 | 57 | 33 | 55 | 18 | 18 | 10 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SE 9 | SE 7 | E 6 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | — | NE 5 | — | — | E 6 | SSE 9 | NE 5 | E 6 |
4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 40 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 8 | 6 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SSE 8 | S 5 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | SW 6 | NW 3 | N 3 | N 3 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | NNW 4 | N 4 |
7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 22 | 105 | 99 | 194 | 248 | 321 | 75 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 17 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 20 | 16 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 769 | 1163 | 620 | 618 | 531 | 615 | 608 | 608 | 531 | 607 | 592 | 0 | 0 | 299 | 241 | 241 | 852 | 607 | 607 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 241 |
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