
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cowrie Beach today (09 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cowrie Beach at 11PM is: 1.3m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 09). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (09 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (09 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Cowrie Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun afternoon, min 9°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Sun night, strong winds from the NNW by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 9 | Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
458 | 347 | 376 | 823 | 711 | 1210 | 2639 | 2612 | 2241 | 2719 | 1927 | 1611 | 3745 | 1164 | 979 | 821 | 1253 | 1130 | 849 | 676 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:49PM2.20m | 8:25AM2.16m | 7:46PM2.14m | 9:34AM2.14m | 8:56PM2.08m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:05PM0.96m | 1:36AM0.14m | 2:06PM1.04m | 2:39AM0.18m | 3:18PM1.08m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | |
mm | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 4 | 14 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 6 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | WSW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
458 | 347 | 245 | 823 | 711 | 1210 | 2639 | 2612 | 2241 | 2171 | 1927 | 1611 | 83 | 1164 | 979 | 821 | 1253 | 1130 | 849 | 676 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 16 | ESE 5 | SW 20 | SW 14 | E 4 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | — | S 7 | S 6 | WSW 8 | S 6 | SW 7 | SW 19 | SW 18 |
82 | 154 | 376 | 7 | 598 | 581 | 15 | 143 | 124 | 119 | 115 | 105 | — | 73 | 52 | 186 | 11 | 48 | 227 | 314 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | SSW 16 | ESE 5 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | ESE 4 | ESE 9 | NW 4 | ESE 10 | — | — | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 6 | SW 20 | — | SSW 18 | SSW 18 |
6 | 3 | 3 | 26 | 9 | 140 | 123 | 4 | 29 | 4 | 9 | — | — | 81 | 95 | 28 | 63 | — | 33 | 61 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 3 | NNE 3 | N 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | E 3 | — | NNW 4 | NW 4 | SW 17 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 16 | SW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 4 |
5 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 11 | — | 11 | 13 | 2719 | 96 | 244 | 3745 | 412 | 228 | 266 | 14 | 11 | 23 | 26 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 95 | 20 | 28 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 60 | 69 | 314 | 83 | 72 | 72 | 69 | 68 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 68 |
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