
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cow Bay today (03 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Cow Bay at 6PM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm September 03). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (ADT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (03 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (03 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Cow Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 46mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Fri night, strong winds from the NNW by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 3 | Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | S 4 | S 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
21 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 28 | 42 | 94 | 232 | 520 | 574 | 452 | 322 | 266 | 218 | 225 | 257 | 344 | 284 | 154 | 133 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 1:03PM1.62m | 1:46AM1.38m | 2:05PM1.57m | 2:59AM1.34m | 3:17PM1.53m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:52PM0.29m | 8:01AM0.46m | 8:57PM0.33m | 9:09AM0.51m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:44 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | 3 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 6 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 5 | — | — | — | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 |
21 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 4 | — | — | — | 25 | 34 | 322 | 266 | 218 | 225 | 257 | 344 | 284 | 154 | 133 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | E 6 | ESE 7 | — | — | — | — | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 |
— | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 33 | 21 | 21 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 65 | 39 | 53 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 5 | — | — | SE 8 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 28 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | — | — | WNW 3 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | N 5 | N 5 |
8 | 12 | 13 | 18 | 28 | 42 | 94 | 232 | 520 | 574 | 452 | — | — | 3 | 19 | 24 | 44 | 133 | 152 | 119 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 618 | 592 | 592 | 607 | 592 | 592 | 592 | 592 | 592 | 97 | 77 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 620 | 2878 | 1735 |
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