
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cow Bay today (30 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jun, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jun, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Cow Bay at 7PM is: 0.8m 5s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm June 30). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (ADT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (30 Jun) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (30 Jun) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Cow Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Wed afternoon, calm by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 30 | Wednesday 1 | Thursday 2 | Fri 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | SE 8 | SSW 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | 10 | 30 | 9 | 9 | 75 | 44 | 28 | 26 | 90 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 9 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross | cross |
High Tide | 9:13AM1.45m | 9:14PM1.63m | 9:54AM1.46m | 9:54PM1.62m | 10:34AM1.47m | 10:33PM1.60m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:36PM0.51m | 4:11AM0.26m | 4:15PM0.50m | 4:47AM0.25m | 4:53PM0.50m | 5:22AM0.26m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | |
— | — | — | 9:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:01 | — | — | — | 9:01 | |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 26 | 25 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 20 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 20 |
Feels °C | 21 | 25 | 25 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | SE 8 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 10 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | SE 11 | E 6 | SE 11 | SE 16 | SE 16 | S 16 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SE 8 |
23 | 10 | 10 | 68 | 80 | 58 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 223 | 153 | 9 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | E 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 10 | SE 10 | E 6 | SE 10 | E 7 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | E 6 | S 16 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | S 10 | S 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
6 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | SE 10 | E 5 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | E 5 | E 6 | SE 10 | E 6 | S 18 | — | — | — | S 17 | S 16 | SE 16 | S 16 | — | S 11 | E 7 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 |
2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 6 | — | — | — | 6 | 5 | 10 | 5 | — | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | SSW 7 | SSW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | — | — | SSW 7 |
8 | 56 | 30 | 120 | 118 | 75 | 44 | 28 | 26 | 90 | 216 | 353 | 339 | 237 | 273 | 335 | 316 | 302 | 286 | 286 | 279 | — | — | 132 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 987 | 1370 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 592 | 592 | 592 | 592 | 592 | 592 | 517 | 592 | 327 | 327 | 327 | 592 | 991 | 299 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 97 |
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