
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cow Bay today (28 Sep):
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Cow Bay at 12AM is: 2.2m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm September 27). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (ADT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (28 Sep) | - | - |
| Evening (28 Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Cow Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Mon afternoon, calm by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||
Sun 27 | Monday 28 | Tuesday 29 | ||||||||||||||||
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 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
536 | 547 | 542 | 528 | 528 | 605 | 652 | 886 | 1216 | 1271 | 1204 | 1141 | 919 | 759 | 644 | 549 | 464 | 388 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 9:24PM1.67m | 9:40AM1.82m | 10:06PM1.66m | 10:19AM1.82m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:35PM0.14m | 3:44AM0.20m | 4:16PM0.10m | 4:25AM0.22m | 5:01PM0.09m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | |
7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 8 | SSW 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 |
247 | 242 | 196 | 127 | 122 | 75 | 54 | 44 | 27 | 26 | 16 | 23 | 919 | 759 | 644 | 549 | 464 | 388 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SE 16 | S 8 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 |
— | — | 10 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 21 | 20 | 28 | 28 | 56 | 54 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | E 16 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | — | E 15 | — | — | SE 14 | S 7 | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | — | 4 | — | — | 8 | 3 | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
536 | 547 | 542 | 528 | 528 | 605 | 652 | 886 | 1216 | 1271 | 1204 | 1141 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1403 | 1369 | 299 | 1037 | 1052 | 748 | 647 | 737 | 647 | 647 | 607 | 607 | 612 | 120 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 97 |
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