Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cow Bay today (15 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Cow Bay at 6PM is: 1.2m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm June 15). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (ADT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (15 Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
| Evening (15 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
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 11°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thu 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 6 | SE 5 | SSE 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SW 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
53 | 42 | 90 | 89 | 164 | 170 | 172 | 186 | 123 | 96 | 81 | 75 | 42 | 65 | 51 | 52 | 52 | 37 | 38 | 26 | 61 | 16 | 16 | 15 | |
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 | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:01PM1.91m | 9:45AM1.68m | 9:53PM1.88m | 10:39AM1.67m | 10:45PM1.81m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:12PM0.25m | 3:55AM-0.05m | 4:09PM0.24m | 4:48AM-0.04m | 5:06PM0.25m | 5:40AM-0.01m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | |
— | — | — | 9:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:00 | — | — | — | 9:00 | |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 17 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 15 |
Feels °C | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | E 7 | SSW 8 | E 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 |
28 | 19 | 51 | 89 | 113 | 170 | 172 | 186 | 123 | 221 | 256 | 223 | 223 | 223 | 188 | 161 | 146 | 37 | 87 | 26 | 75 | 58 | 81 | 73 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | SE 7 | — | E 11 | — | SW 7 | SW 7 | — | SSW 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 16 | E 7 | SE 15 | E 7 | SW 5 | ESE 7 | E 7 |
33 | 8 | — | 2 | — | 23 | 12 | — | 77 | 96 | 81 | 75 | 42 | 65 | 51 | 52 | 52 | 10 | 38 | 9 | 26 | 27 | 16 | 15 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 10 | S 16 | S 16 | SE 16 | SE 7 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | — | SE 16 | SE 15 | SE 15 | ESE 7 | SE 14 | SE 14 |
3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 29 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | — | 10 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 8 | 8 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SE 5 | SSE 6 | ESE 6 | SSE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | — | — | — | SSW 8 | SW 4 | SSW 8 | SW 6 | SW 8 | — | SE 3 |
53 | 42 | 90 | 35 | 164 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 153 | 19 | 178 | 61 | 169 | — | 5 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 592 | 618 | 625 | 747 | 747 | 77 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 299 | 299 | 299 | 327 | 0 | 327 | 327 | 979 |
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