Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cow Bay today (24 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Cow Bay at 9AM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00am September 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (ADT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (24 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
| Evening (24 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Cow Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Thu morning, fresh winds from the ENE by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | Saturday 26 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 27 | 33 | 25 | 40 | 37 | 31 | 31 | 75 | 145 | 241 | 260 | 898 | 804 | 1207 | 1220 | 1019 | 998 | 863 | 941 | 1048 | 1067 | 1012 | 1143 | 1172 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 7:12AM1.52m | 7:22PM1.56m | 7:49AM1.62m | 8:03PM1.62m | 8:25AM1.71m | 8:44PM1.66m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:15AM0.35m | 1:36PM0.42m | 1:52AM0.28m | 2:15PM0.31m | 2:28AM0.23m | 2:55PM0.21m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:04 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | — | SE 10 | SE 10 | — | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 12 |
| kJ | 12 | 33 | 25 | 40 | 37 | 31 | 30 | 75 | 145 | 241 | 260 | 703 | 804 | 817 | 1220 | — | 998 | 863 | — | 11 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 5 | ESE 4 | ESE 12 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 27 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 9 | 17 | 31 | 17 | 30 | 31 | 157 | 186 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SE 12 | SE 12 | E 11 | SE 12 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 8 | — | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 5 | — | 30 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 5 | — | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | — | — | — | ENE 3 | ENE 9 | SE 11 | ENE 4 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | — | NNE 4 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | — | 16 | — | 5 | 2 | 6 | — | — | — | 6 | 92 | 898 | 10 | 1207 | 967 | 1019 | — | 6 | 941 | 1048 | 1067 | 1012 | 1143 | 1172 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 299 | 0 | 23 | 327 | 120 | 120 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 299 | 1730 | 1598 | 299 | 299 | 299 | 1579 | 1579 | 1579 | 1579 | 1472 | 1472 | 1342 |
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