Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cow Bay today (20 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 7s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Cow Bay at 10PM is: 0.2m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm July 20). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.7m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (ADT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (20 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Cow Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Warm (max 23°C on Mon afternoon, min 16°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Mon night, strong winds from the SSW by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | E 8 | SSE 12 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | S 4 | S 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 7 | S 11 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 14 | 6 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 29 | 75 | 179 | 300 | 427 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:33PM1.56m | 1:54AM1.37m | 2:23PM1.50m | 2:53AM1.29m | 3:15PM1.45m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:16PM0.37m | 8:24AM0.40m | 9:10PM0.42m | 9:14AM0.51m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 8:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:50 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 19 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 15 | 16 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | E 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SE 11 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SW 7 | E 8 | E 7 | S 11 | S 11 | — | — |
| kJ | 14 | 4 | 264 | 231 | 209 | 192 | 157 | 116 | 105 | 5 | 58 | 43 | 42 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | SE 12 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | E 7 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | E 8 | E 7 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | — | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | E 7 | E 8 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | — | 13 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 8 | — | — | — | — | SSW 8 | S 4 | S 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 |
| kJ | 313 | 323 | 394 | 314 | 291 | — | — | — | — | 83 | 6 | 10 | 29 | 75 | 179 | 300 | 427 | 628 | 561 | 640 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 791 | 826 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1369 | 1369 | 1369 | 1369 | 1106 | 1358 | 1358 | 769 | 615 | 769 | 769 | 615 | 592 |
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