
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cow Bay today (03 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Cow Bay at 11AM is: 0.7m 4s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00am August 03). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (ADT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (03 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 7s |
| Evening (03 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Cow Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 28°C on Wed afternoon, min 19°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Mon night, light winds from the SW by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 3 | Tuesday 4 | Wednesday 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | S 4 | S 7 | S 7 | S 5 | SSW 6 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SW 6 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | 7 | 15 | 108 | 131 | 75 | 131 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 118 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 11:59AM1.61m | 00:15AM1.50m | 12:42PM1.61m | 1:05AM1.43m | 1:31PM1.60m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:00AM0.26m | 6:30PM0.33m | 6:39AM0.31m | 7:17PM0.33m | 7:23AM0.36m | 8:10PM0.34m | ||||||||||||||||
6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 8:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:34 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 23 | 24 | 27 | 24 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 25 |
Feels °C | 20 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 23 | 21 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | SSW 8 | E 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
75 | 57 | 43 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 444 | 7 | 322 | 235 | 179 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | E 10 | SE 8 | SE 6 | E 9 | E 11 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 9 | SE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
3 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | SE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 9 | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | — | — | — |
2 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 4 | S 4 | S 7 | S 7 | S 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | — | SSW 8 | — | — | — | SW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 6 |
— | 7 | 15 | 108 | 131 | 75 | 131 | 244 | 574 | 590 | 496 | 500 | 500 | — | 374 | — | — | — | 151 | 171 | 166 | 118 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2568 | 1178 | 1163 | 979 | 963 | 650 | 592 | 592 | 592 | 592 | 592 | 769 | 618 | 769 | 592 | 97 | 0 | 2 | 708 | 607 | 607 | 608 |
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