Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cow Bay today (16 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 15s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 15s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 16s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Cow Bay at 9AM is: 0.2m 15s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00am July 16). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 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 (16 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (16 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 15s |
| Evening (16 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Cow Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 22°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the S by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SSE 13 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 12 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 77 | 49 | 39 | 17 | 46 | 101 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:39PM1.85m | 10:21AM1.72m | 10:29PM1.79m | 11:09AM1.71m | 11:18PM1.70m | 11:57AM1.68m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:31AM-0.04m | 4:51PM0.20m | 5:19AM-0.01m | 5:43PM0.22m | 6:05AM0.06m | 6:34PM0.25m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:53 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 16 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 18 |
Feels °C | 17 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSE 15 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSW 7 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SW 6 | SSE 13 | SSW 8 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 |
| kJ | 181 | 196 | 202 | 170 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 294 | 168 | 22 | 96 | 93 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 134 | 19 | 18 | 52 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SW 10 | SE 8 | E 9 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | E 9 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 8 | SSE 14 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 13 | SSW 8 | SSE 13 | E 7 | E 10 | E 9 |
| kJ | 12 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 23 | 1 | 21 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 6 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 15 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 8 | E 13 | E 7 | E 13 |
| kJ | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SSW 7 | WNW 3 | W 3 | SW 7 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | — | SSW 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 178 | 207 | 243 | 475 | 269 | 123 | 3 | 5 | 99 | 149 | 118 | — | 120 | 75 | 77 | 49 | 39 | 93 | 46 | 101 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 327 | 327 | 2349 | 327 | 0 | 124 | 327 | 97 | 124 | 2210 | 124 | 0 | 134 | 327 | 2450 | 0 | 97 | 3371 | 2969 | 1125 | 1240 |
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