Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cow Bay today (01 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Cow Bay at 6PM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm September 01). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (ADT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (01 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (01 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Cow Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 14°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 1 | Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
9 | 15 | 25 | 26 | 30 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 38 | 47 | 47 | 37 | 35 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 24 | 29 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 11:28AM1.71m | 11:54PM1.53m | 12:12PM1.68m | 00:45AM1.45m | 1:03PM1.62m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:07PM0.22m | 6:14AM0.32m | 6:56PM0.25m | 7:03AM0.39m | 7:52PM0.29m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 7:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 19 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 9 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
8 | 15 | 25 | 26 | 30 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 38 | 47 | 47 | 37 | 35 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | S 6 | S 14 | SW 2 | SSW 5 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 11 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
9 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 20 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 14 | — | SSW 5 | SSE 11 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
1 | 4 | — | 3 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 6 | SW 5 | — | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | E 4 | E 3 | ESE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 |
— | 8 | 7 | — | 2 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 24 | 29 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1429 | 1434 | 2441 | 1023 | 2 | 124 | 2 | 727 | 1363 | 1403 | 2441 | 1374 | 769 | 769 | 646 | 991 | 792 | 592 | 592 | 592 |
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