Cowrie Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Phillip Island, Australia)

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Cowrie Beach Surf Guide

Cowrie Beach in Phillip Island is a quite exposed point break that has inconsistent surf. Summer in particular tends to be flat. The best wind direction is from the east southeast and there is no shelter here from cross shore breezes. Groundswells are more common than windswells and the ideal swell direction 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	16.3°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.

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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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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
Saturday, 9 May 2026, 21:25 Local Time

m, °C	Sat		Sun
ft, °F	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM
Wave (m)	SW	SW	SW	SW
Period (s)	13	13	13	13
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross	cross	cross	cross

Tides at Cowrie Beach

Current tide and informaton

For Phillip Island, 9 km from Cowrie Beach.

Next High Water: 04:44am | 1.91m

Next Low Water: 11:06pm | 0.85m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Cowrie Beach Sea Temperature

The Cowrie Beach water temperature is rather cool (16.3 °C) and the air temperature will feel about the same. A good quality spring wetsuit with optional neoprene boots should suffice. No need for wetsuit gloves.

Today, many surfers would wear a spring wetsuit and neoprene boots.