Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cowells Cove today (13 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Nov, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Nov, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 16s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Cowells Cove at 8AM is: 0.5m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.6m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am November 13). An open ocean swell of 2.5m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Nov) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (13 Nov) | 10ft (3.0m) | 15s |
| Evening (13 Nov) | 11ft (3.5m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Cowells Cove. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Fri morning, calm by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 13 | Saturday 14 | Sunday 15 | Mon 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 7 | W 15 | W 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | W 18 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 102 | 109 | 151 | 149 | 558 | 3601 | 4227 | 140 | 135 | 174 | 169 | 84 | 121 | 120 | 118 | 116 | 115 | 283 | 134 | 134 | 132 | 521 | 131 | 259 | 240 | 169 | 167 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 2:46AM1.21m | 11:27AM1.56m | 3:59AM1.21m | 12:09PM1.48m | 4:54AM1.21m | 12:59PM1.38m | 5:14AM1.23m | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:33AM1.16m | 6:53PM0.03m | 6:20AM1.19m | 7:40PM0.09m | 8:17AM1.17m | 8:32PM0.15m | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | 4:58 |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 4 | 2 | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | W 15 | W 15 | WNW 16 | WNW 18 | WNW 19 | WNW 19 | WNW 18 | WNW 17 | WNW 17 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 15 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 17 | WNW 16 |
| kJ | 2801 | 2763 | 2688 | 2056 | 1773 | 3601 | 4227 | 7188 | 15965 | 18610 | 17083 | 13425 | 11143 | 9357 | 7220 | 5572 | 4400 | 3221 | 2350 | 1913 | 2027 | 2300 | 3499 | 7262 | 7747 | 7656 | 7098 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | — | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | W 18 | WNW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 67 | 109 | 151 | 149 | — | 226 | 142 | 140 | 135 | 174 | 169 | 84 | 121 | 120 | 118 | 116 | 115 | 283 | 134 | 134 | 132 | 521 | 1767 | 259 | 240 | 169 | 167 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | — | — | W 26 | WNW 25 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | — | — | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 102 | 67 | 67 | — | — | 13 | 122 | 28 | 29 | — | — | 61 | 106 | 104 | 104 | 103 | 101 | 12 | 69 | 69 | 68 | 132 | 131 | 256 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 4 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 66 | 56 | 108 | 247 | 558 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 38 | 38 | 26 | 385 | 693 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 78 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 103 | 125 | 26 | 125 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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