Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cow Bay today (15 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Cow Bay at 2AM is: 0.7m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm June 14). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (ADT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (15 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 5s |
| Evening (15 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 5s |
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 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 PM | 3 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | SE 8 | SE 6 | ESE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
36 | 27 | 28 | 43 | 42 | 46 | 53 | 43 | 50 | 58 | 144 | 175 | 92 | 85 | 88 | 71 | 52 | 56 | 38 | 31 | 34 | 36 | 37 | 37 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:10PM1.90m | 8:53AM1.66m | 9:01PM1.91m | 9:45AM1.68m | 9:53PM1.88m | 10:39AM1.67m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:01AM-0.02m | 3:12PM0.25m | 3:55AM-0.05m | 4:09PM0.24m | 4:48AM-0.04m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | |
— | 9:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:00 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:00 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 21 | 18 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 21 | 19 |
Feels °C | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 16 | 17 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 17 | 19 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | E 6 | SSW 7 | SE 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SW 7 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 |
44 | 26 | 43 | 43 | 47 | 33 | 28 | 19 | 40 | 48 | 21 | 175 | 92 | 85 | 88 | 71 | 188 | 197 | 188 | 183 | 135 | 142 | 110 | 105 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SSW 7 | E 6 | SSW 7 | ESE 7 | — | ESE 6 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | — | — | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 |
18 | 29 | 25 | 44 | 35 | — | 25 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 40 | 57 | 44 | 44 | 52 | 56 | 38 | 31 | 34 | 36 | 37 | 37 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | — | E 12 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 7 | — | S 16 | SSW 8 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | E 8 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 |
15 | 27 | 28 | 14 | 13 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 30 | — | 5 | 28 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | — | — | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | — | — | — | — | SW 4 | — | WNW 3 | NW 3 | — | — | — | SSW 3 |
36 | — | — | 7 | 42 | 46 | 53 | 43 | 50 | 58 | 144 | 147 | — | — | — | — | 15 | — | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2999 | 1686 | 1358 | 1019 | 327 | 615 | 592 | 791 | 744 | 747 | 97 | 77 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 327 | 299 |
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