Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cow Bay today (26 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 9s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Cow Bay at 10PM is: 2.3m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm September 26). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (ADT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (26 Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) | 9s |
| Evening (26 Sep) | 7ft (2.2m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Cow Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 26 | Sunday 27 | Monday 28 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 658 | 732 | 840 | 749 | 873 | 840 | 840 | 767 | 732 | 621 | 554 | 575 | 599 | 584 | 592 | 605 | 640 | 928 | 1118 | 1337 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 8:44PM1.66m | 9:02AM1.78m | 9:24PM1.67m | 9:40AM1.82m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:55PM0.21m | 3:05AM0.20m | 3:35PM0.14m | 3:44AM0.20m | 4:16PM0.10m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 7:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 8 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 13 | ESE 9 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | ESE 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 |
| kJ | — | 3 | 691 | 47 | 90 | 116 | 840 | 109 | 136 | 183 | 242 | 242 | 200 | 163 | 125 | 94 | 55 | 53 | 27 | 26 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSW 12 | — | — | — | SSW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | S 8 | S 8 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 |
| kJ | — | — | 13 | — | — | — | 111 | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 15 | SE 15 | E 15 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 9 | 4 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | — | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 658 | 732 | 840 | 749 | 873 | 840 | — | 767 | 732 | 621 | 554 | 575 | 599 | 584 | 592 | 605 | 640 | 928 | 1118 | 1337 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1579 | 1579 | 327 | 327 | 327 | 241 | 241 | 299 | 299 | 1418 | 1358 | 1358 | 748 | 748 | 665 | 726 | 724 | 647 | 647 | 665 |
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