Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cow Bay today (16 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Cow Bay at 4AM is: 0.1m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm August 15). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (ADT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Cow Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Warm (max 22°C on Sun afternoon, min 16°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sat 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | WSW 4 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | SSE 8 | SSW 6 | SSE 10 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
7 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 18 | 15 | 7 | 18 | 9 | 22 | 31 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:53PM1.67m | 11:20AM1.71m | 11:38PM1.57m | 12:01PM1.65m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:18PM0.16m | 5:34AM0.12m | 6:04PM0.21m | 6:16AM0.23m | 6:49PM0.27m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | |
8:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSE 8 | SSW 6 | SSE 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
18 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 7 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SE 9 | S 7 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 6 | SSE 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 |
7 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 8 | SSE 9 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | — | E 7 | — | — | — | — |
1 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 2 | SSW 3 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 4 | SSW 6 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 |
7 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 8 | 18 | 15 | 7 | 18 | 6 | 22 | 31 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2210 | 3051 | 2039 | 2339 | 2839 | 2278 | 1379 | 2339 | 2210 | 3051 | 2226 | 1366 | 2278 | 963 | 918 | 848 | 796 | 625 |
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