Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cow Bay today (31 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Cow Bay at 6AM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00am August 31). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (ADT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (31 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 8s |
| Evening (31 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Cow Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 16 | 26 | 30 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 37 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:27PM1.64m | 10:48AM1.73m | 11:09PM1.59m | 11:28AM1.71m | 11:54PM1.53m | 12:12PM1.68m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:52AM0.21m | 5:22PM0.21m | 5:31AM0.26m | 6:07PM0.22m | 6:14AM0.32m | 6:56PM0.25m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:49 | — | |
mm | — | 9 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 16 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
3 | 124 | 80 | 62 | 51 | 35 | 40 | 26 | 26 | 18 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 16 | 26 | 30 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 37 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 5 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 11 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | — |
1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 20 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 2 | — | — | S 6 | S 6 | S 14 | S 6 | S 13 | SSE 11 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | — | — | — | — |
— | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | SW 6 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 6 | — | — | — | E 2 | ENE 3 | NE 3 | E 3 | E 4 | E 4 | ESE 4 |
170 | 167 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 3 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 592 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 2 | 124 | 1369 | 1369 | 1928 | 592 | 1369 | 1429 | 1429 | 1459 | 1206 | 1023 | 2 | 124 | 2 | 1358 | 1388 | 1139 | 1138 | 97 |
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