Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cow Bay today (17 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 14s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 14s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Cow Bay at 8PM is: 0.2m 14s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm July 17). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.0m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (ADT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 14s |
| Evening (17 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Cow Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 21°C on Sat morning, min 13°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Fri night, fresh winds from the SSW by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 4 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SE 13 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 7 | SSE 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 46 | 34 | 33 | 40 | 143 | 119 | 130 | 27 | 442 | 494 | 15 | 15 | 119 | 96 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:09AM1.71m | 11:18PM1.70m | 11:57AM1.68m | 00:08AM1.59m | 12:44PM1.62m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:43PM0.22m | 6:05AM0.06m | 6:34PM0.25m | 6:52AM0.16m | 7:25PM0.31m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 8:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:52 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 17 | 6 | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 13 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 7 | SW 7 |
| kJ | 20 | 20 | 62 | 67 | 60 | 18 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 27 | 27 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 119 | 160 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | E 8 | E 13 | E 7 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 12 | SSE 7 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 96 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 8 | E 8 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | — | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 12 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 2 | 2 | 14 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 7 | SSW 7 | SW 6 | — | — | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 4 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 8 | — |
| kJ | 99 | 76 | 78 | — | — | 56 | 46 | 34 | 33 | 40 | 143 | 119 | 130 | 396 | 442 | 494 | 749 | 803 | 388 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2210 | 97 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 327 | 327 | 3256 | 1019 | 1376 | 1181 | 1037 | 592 | 592 | 592 | 665 | 97 | 327 |
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