
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cow Bay today (13 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cow Bay at 7PM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm July 13). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (ADT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (13 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (13 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Cow Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 23°C on Thu morning, min 16°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Tue morning, light winds from the W by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thu 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 18 | S 18 | SE 18 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
15 | 14 | 9 | 29 | 64 | 66 | 76 | 110 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 22 | 22 | 22 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 7:56PM1.85m | 8:40AM1.65m | 8:48PM1.87m | 9:31AM1.70m | 9:39PM1.85m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:03PM0.31m | 2:48AM0.01m | 3:02PM0.25m | 3:41AM-0.04m | 3:58PM0.22m | 4:31AM-0.04m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | |
— | — | 8:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:55 | — | — | — | — | 8:54 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 20 |
Feels °C | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 22 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 7 | SE 10 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 16 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 |
12 | 14 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 373 | 373 | 336 | 298 | 284 | 250 | 250 | 243 | 215 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | E 8 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | S 18 | S 18 | SE 18 | E 9 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 |
15 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 22 | 22 | 22 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 10 | S 19 | S 18 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | SE 17 | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | E 10 |
4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 12 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 26 | 36 | 29 | 64 | 66 | 76 | 110 | 246 | 361 | 450 | 476 | 335 | 290 | 299 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2344 | 2344 | 2210 | 1178 | 1178 | 1206 | 1598 | 531 | 1240 | 1730 | 1730 | 1730 | 1575 | 592 | 592 | 97 | 327 | 0 | 0 | 97 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 327 |
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