Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cow Bay today (24 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Cow Bay at 8PM is: 0.7m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm September 24). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (ADT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (24 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
| Evening (24 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Cow Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the NE by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 24 | Friday 25 | Saturday 26 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 11 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 37 | 31 | 32 | 52 | 129 | 211 | 199 | 606 | 542 | 589 | 667 | 800 | 981 | 738 | 850 | 833 | 885 | 963 | 1121 | 1097 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross |
High Tide | 7:22PM1.56m | 7:49AM1.62m | 8:03PM1.62m | 8:25AM1.71m | 8:44PM1.66m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:36PM0.42m | 1:52AM0.28m | 2:15PM0.31m | 2:28AM0.23m | 2:55PM0.21m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:04 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | 4 | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 10 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 11 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 37 | 31 | 32 | 52 | 129 | 211 | 199 | 606 | 542 | 589 | 667 | 800 | 753 | 738 | 850 | 833 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 54 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 9 | SSE 11 | ESE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 13 | SSW 12 | S 8 |
| kJ | 9 | 17 | 31 | 17 | 30 | 29 | 157 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 15 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | E 8 | — | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | 3 | 8 | 5 | — | 30 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | — | — | ENE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 10 | NE 4 | ENE 5 | — | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 2 | 5 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 981 | 4 | 49 | — | 885 | 963 | 1121 | 1097 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 327 | 327 | 120 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 241 | 1730 | 1730 | 299 | 299 | 299 | 299 | 1579 | 1579 | 1579 | 1579 | 1579 | 1342 |
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