Cow Bay
Douglas Shire, Queensland, Australia
No photo of Cow Bay yet.The forecast, tide and cam below are live.
Today at a glance
Calmest: 5 pm to sunset, sunset 6:19 pm6.2
1 km/h0 mph wind, Good
6.5
2 km/h1 mph wind, Good
6.7
0 km/h0 mph wind, Good
7.4
3 km/h2 mph wind, Great
7.6
3 km/h2 mph wind, Great
6.8
7 km/h4 mph wind, Good
6.5
9 km/h6 mph wind, Good
7.0
9 km/h5 mph wind, Great
7.3
9 km/h6 mph wind, Great
6.5
13 km/h8 mph wind, Good
5.9
13 km/h8 mph wind, Good
6.1
9 km/h5 mph wind, Good
6.2
6 km/h3 mph wind, Good
This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.
Where to stay near the beach
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Forecast, hour by hour
Beach score for daylight hours, today and tomorrow. Wind in km/hmph underneath.
- Air
- 26°C79°F
- Water
- 27°C81°F
- Wind
- 95 km/hmph NE
- Gusts
- 3019 km/hmph
- Waves
- 0.3 m1 ft
- UV
- 2 low
- Tide
- rising
- Rain
- 52%
- Sunset
- 6:19 pm
Tide, next 24 hours
- High 6 pm, 1.6 m5 ft
- Low 1 am, -0.4 m1 ft
- High 7 am, 1.4 m5 ft
- Low 1 pm, -0.1 m<1 ft
Tide is modeled, not measured. Rip current and water quality data are not available for this beach yet.
The days ahead
Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.
- Sun9.3 ExcellentBest 6 pm to 7 pmWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 55%
- Mon8.9 ExcellentBest 6 am to 8 amWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 33%
- Tue7.7 GreatBest 5 pm to 7 pmWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 57%
- Wed7.4 GreatBest 3 pm to 7 pmWind up to 14 km/h8 mph, rain 56%
- Thu8.1 GreatBest 2 pm to 7 pmWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 45%
Beach info
Facilities and the beaches next door.
Facilities
- Restrooms110 m370 ft away
Getting there
- Nearest airport
- 43 km27 miBloomfield Airport (BFC)
Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources
Nearby beaches
- Cape Kimberly Beach5.6 km3.5 mi south away6.1 Good
- South Noah Beach9.4 km5.8 mi north away6.2 Good
- Wonga Beach15 km9.3 mi south away5.5 Good
- Myall Beach16 km10 mi north away6.0 Good
- Cape Tribulation Beach18 km11 mi north away6.0 Good