
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cow Bay today (05 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Cow Bay at 9PM is: 0.2m 9s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm August 05). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (ADT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (05 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
| Evening (05 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Cow Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Wed afternoon, min 20°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 6 | E 9 | E 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 57 | 22 | 34 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 6 | 6 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:31PM1.60m | 2:04AM1.37m | 2:28PM1.58m | 3:13AM1.34m | 3:35PM1.58m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:10PM0.34m | 8:15AM0.42m | 9:11PM0.34m | 9:17AM0.46m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 8:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:30 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 30 | 29 | 26 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 25 | 28 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 25 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 22 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 26 | 27 | 24 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | E 9 | SW 6 | SW 6 |
7 | 6 | 6 | 61 | 39 | 52 | 75 | 50 | 72 | 6 | 6 | 59 | 51 | 46 | 32 | 24 | 14 | 6 | 9 | 9 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 8 | E 9 | E 9 |
3 | 3 | 3 | 41 | 35 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 6 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
— | — | — | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 8 | SW 8 | SSW 8 | — | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | — | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 6 | SSW 2 | SW 3 |
192 | 187 | 166 | — | 57 | 22 | 34 | 13 | — | 68 | 62 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 1 | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 97 | 791 | 2878 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 728 | 744 | 979 | 983 | 963 |
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