
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cow Bay today (11 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cow Bay at 11AM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00am August 11). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (ADT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (11 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (11 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Cow Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 23°C on Tue afternoon, min 16°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | SSW 4 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 12 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | E 10 | SW 6 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 6 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 25 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 52 | 68 | 111 | 103 | 72 | 43 | 8 | 26 | 21 | 45 | 69 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 7:35AM1.59m | 7:44PM1.78m | 8:25AM1.67m | 8:34PM1.81m | 9:12AM1.73m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:40AM0.11m | 1:56PM0.30m | 2:33AM0.04m | 2:52PM0.23m | 3:22AM-0.00m | 3:43PM0.17m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 8:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 |
Feels °C | 23 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 6 | E 12 | SSE 8 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | E 10 | SW 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 13 | SE 13 |
26 | 34 | 26 | 27 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 31 | 28 | 25 | 30 | 33 | 11 | 7 | 70 | 72 | 55 | 8 | 33 | 3 | 3 | 26 | 27 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SE 8 | E 12 | SSE 8 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SE 8 | SE 9 | E 10 | SE 13 | SE 13 | E 10 | E 10 |
10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SSW 6 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | E 7 | SE 8 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SSE 8 | SSE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 7 | E 10 |
8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 20 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 4 | — | NW 3 | WNW 2 | WNW 2 | — | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | — | SW 6 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 6 |
— | — | — | — | 26 | 26 | 33 | 25 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 52 | 68 | 111 | 103 | 72 | 43 | — | 26 | 21 | 45 | 69 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2210 | 848 | 2210 | 869 | 0 | 2210 | 299 | 2344 | 0 | 299 | 77 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2840 | 2936 | 2936 | 0 |
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