
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cow Bay today (06 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Cow Bay at 6PM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm September 06). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (ADT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (06 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (06 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Cow Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Sun night. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 6 | Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
362 | 287 | 280 | 234 | 196 | 159 | 123 | 91 | 71 | 80 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 64 | 64 | 61 | 41 | 40 | 25 | 23 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 4:33PM1.54m | 5:30AM1.42m | 5:41PM1.59m | 6:29AM1.52m | 6:40PM1.65m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:27AM0.52m | 11:22PM0.29m | 11:43AM0.46m | 00:27AM0.22m | 12:50PM0.37m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 7:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | |
mm | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 15 | 13 |
Feels °C | 10 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
362 | 287 | 280 | 234 | 196 | 159 | 123 | 91 | 71 | 80 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 64 | 64 | 61 | 41 | 40 | 25 | 23 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 8 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | S 9 | S 9 | W 6 | S 9 | — | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SW 7 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 5 | S 9 | SW 5 | SW 4 |
2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | — | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 7 | — | S 9 | — | — | — | S 6 | S 9 | S 9 | — | S 9 | S 11 | SE 9 | SW 5 |
2 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | N 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 3 | NW 3 | W 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | NW 2 | N 3 |
21 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 18 | 25 | 32 | 37 | 31 | 24 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 28 | 11 | 1 | 5 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 127 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 77 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 2950 | 1842 |
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