Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cowells Cove today (23 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 26s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cowells Cove at 7PM is: 0.4m 26s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm July 23). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (23 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
| Evening (23 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 26s |
Table - waves today at Cowells Cove. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||
2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 26 | SW 26 | SW 26 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 24 | SW 24 | SW 24 | SSW 24 | SW 23 | SW 22 | SSW 21 | SW 21 | SSW 21 | SW 21 | SSW 21 | SW 20 | SSW 20 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 170 | 161 | 171 | 329 | 171 | 154 | 116 | 563 | 563 | 563 | 368 | 268 | 476 | 799 | 898 | 799 | 664 | 573 | 586 | 664 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:24PM1.60m | 10:17AM1.17m | 7:13PM1.63m | 10:57AM1.24m | 8:00PM1.66m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:22PM0.96m | 2:15AM0.09m | 1:30PM1.03m | 3:00AM0.01m | 2:26PM1.05m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:21 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 24 | 19 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 21 | 24 | 27 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 21 | 25 | 25 | 21 | 16 |
Feels °C | 21 | 23 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 20 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | SW 24 | SW 24 | SW 24 | S 13 | SW 23 | WNW 5 | SSW 21 | SW 21 | SSW 21 | SW 21 | SSW 21 | SW 20 | SSW 20 |
| kJ | 170 | 161 | 158 | 41 | 20 | 20 | 24 | 563 | 563 | 563 | 114 | 268 | 37 | 799 | 898 | 799 | 664 | 573 | 586 | 664 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SW 26 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 24 | S 12 | SW 22 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 60 | 59 | 171 | 156 | 154 | 154 | 116 | 116 | 125 | 121 | 368 | 75 | 476 | 44 | 47 | 60 | 59 | 58 | 57 | 56 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 26 | SSE 13 | SW 26 | SW 26 | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 12 | SSW 13 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 50 | 105 | 58 | 329 | 171 | 55 | 97 | 91 | 98 | 67 | 66 | 98 | 72 | 67 | 104 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 8 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | — | NW 5 | — | — | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | NW 5 | WNW 5 | — | — | — | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | NW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 |
| kJ | 33 | 83 | 72 | — | 39 | — | — | 23 | 64 | 106 | 85 | 47 | — | — | — | 46 | 78 | 128 | 108 | 65 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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