Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cow Bay today (27 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Cow Bay at 9AM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00am August 27). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (ADT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Cow Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Fri afternoon, min 16°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
202 | 166 | 162 | 162 | 123 | 120 | 100 | 98 | 98 | 65 | 62 | 60 | 60 | 46 | 39 | 39 | 31 | 17 | 28 | 31 | 38 | 52 | 89 | 79 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 8:24AM1.54m | 8:30PM1.64m | 9:00AM1.62m | 9:09PM1.66m | 9:35AM1.67m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:35AM0.27m | 2:47PM0.40m | 3:09AM0.22m | 3:25PM0.32m | 3:42AM0.19m | 4:03PM0.26m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:55 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 21 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 |
202 | 166 | 162 | 162 | 123 | 120 | 100 | 98 | 98 | 65 | 62 | 60 | 60 | 46 | 39 | 39 | 31 | 9 | 28 | 31 | 38 | 52 | 89 | 79 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | SW 5 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 6 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SW 6 | E 9 | E 9 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | E 9 | SW 6 |
9 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 17 | 12 | 16 | 24 | 1 | 14 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | E 10 | — | — | SW 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 | E 10 | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | SE 7 | E 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | E 8 |
20 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 17 | 17 | 11 | — | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | SW 6 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | — | — | SW 6 | SW 6 | — |
14 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 5 | 5 | — | — | 22 | 24 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 607 | 1369 | 327 | 327 | 327 | 615 | 327 | 592 | 607 | 592 | 607 | 517 | 592 | 97 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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