Surf-Forecast | Cowrie Beach Surf Guide

Lat Long: 38.51° S 145.13° E

Issued: 10 am 10 Nov 2026 (local time)

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Today's Cowrie Beach sea temperature is

15.9°C

Cowrie Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Cowrie Beach Surf Guide

Cowrie Beach in Phillip Island is a fairly exposed point break that has inconsistent surf. Summer in particular tends to be flat. Offshore winds blow from the east southeast and there is no shelter here from cross shore breezes. Most of the surf here comes from groundswells and the optimum swell angle is from the west southwest. No point break here. Best around high tide. When the surf is up, it can get quite busy in the water. Be warned that sharks have been sighted.

Cowrie Beach Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Point	3	inconsistent	15.9°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Cowrie Beach:

The best conditions reported for surf at Cowrie Beach occur when a West-southwest swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the East-southeast.

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

What's the best time of year to surf Cowrie Beach (for consistent clean waves)?

januaryBest Season: summer

The best time of year for surfing Cowrie Beach with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Summer and most often the month of January. Clean surfable waves are typically found 13% of the time in January while 30% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 57% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

13%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

30%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

57%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Cowrie Beach Location Map

Interactive Cowrie Beach surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail.

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Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)
Wind Speed (km/h)

Please note that some surf spot locations are approximate to protect their exact location while others are not shown at close zoom level.

Cowrie Beach Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Tuesday, 10 November 2026, 12:59 Local Time

m, °C	Tuesday 10
ft, °F	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM
Wave (m)	SW	SW	SW	SW
Period (s)	15	16	16	15
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off

Tides at Cowrie Beach

Current tide and informaton

For Phillip Island, 9 km from Cowrie Beach.

Next High Water: 01:58am | 2.27m

Next Low Water: 07:13pm | 0.35m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
high tide
low tide

Cowrie Beach Sea Temperature

The water temperature (15.9 °C) at Cowrie Beach is quite cool. If the sun shines as we have forecast, it should feel warm enough to surf in a good spring wetsuit. Effective windchill factor of (19.0 °C) will make the air and water feel about the same temperature.

Today, many surfers would wear a spring wetsuit.

Current Temp*: 15.9°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite