Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cow Bay today (06 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Cow Bay at 4AM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm June 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (ADT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (06 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (06 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Cow Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun afternoon, min 7°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sun night, fresh winds from the N by Mon afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 5 | Saturday 6 | Sunday 7 | Monday 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
88 | 90 | 85 | 58 | 95 | 176 | 112 | 125 | 122 | 80 | 58 | 147 | 106 | 193 | 226 | 240 | 295 | 315 | 247 | 223 | 200 | 215 | 227 | 223 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:19AM1.46m | 1:09PM1.38m | 1:08AM1.41m | 1:59PM1.40m | 2:04AM1.37m | 2:52PM1.45m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:36PM0.59m | 7:04AM0.36m | 7:23PM0.58m | 7:46AM0.38m | 8:14PM0.56m | 8:30AM0.39m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | |
8:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:55 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 |
Feels °C | 17 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SE 9 | SSE 8 | S 9 | — | — | — | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 |
88 | 90 | 85 | 58 | 95 | 176 | 112 | 125 | 122 | 80 | 58 | 20 | 28 | 7 | — | — | — | 315 | 247 | 223 | 200 | 215 | 227 | 223 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SE 8 | E 7 | E 7 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 7 | E 6 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | E 6 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | — |
13 | 6 | 4 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 46 | 47 | 37 | 23 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | — | SW 5 | E 7 | E 7 | SW 5 | SW 5 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 6 | E 5 | — | — | — |
33 | — | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ESE 8 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | E 4 | ESE 4 | — | — | SE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | N 3 | NNE 3 |
— | 22 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 11 | — | — | 9 | 20 | 147 | 106 | 193 | 226 | 240 | 295 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 9 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 77 | 7 | 241 | 7 | 241 | 607 | 647 | 1163 | 650 | 615 | 517 | 592 | 592 | 97 | 592 | 592 | 327 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 241 | 241 | 241 | 241 |
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