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Cowrie Beach Surf Forecast
/ VIC – Phillip Island (20 breaks) / Victoria (127 breaks) /
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Cowrie Beach surfForecast / VIC – Phillip Island / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Saturday 09 May 2026 AESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Cowrie Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Cowrie Beach sea temperature is
16.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Cowrie Beach today?
The current surf forecast for Cowrie Beach at 2AM is: 1.6m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 09). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (10 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (10 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Cowrie Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 9 | Sunday 10 | Monday 11 | Tuesday 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | |
Swell Height Map |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 20 | SW 19 | |
1144 | 1127 | 946 | 688 | 574 | 635 | 635 | 635 | 580 | 590 | 599 | 609 | 629 | 669 | 618 | 609 | 600 | 520 | 520 | 411 | 398 | 424 | 469 | 602 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | |
High Tide | 4:59PM2.24m | 4:44AM1.91m | 5:35PM2.18m | 5:26AM1.87m | 6:13PM2.13m | 6:18AM1.85m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:06PM0.85m | 10:58AM0.48m | 11:45PM0.86m | 11:39AM0.58m | 00:29AM0.84m | 12:26PM0.69m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 |
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Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 17 | 18 |
9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 16 | 16 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 |
 kJ | 1144 | 1127 | 946 | 688 | 574 | 635 | 635 | 635 | 580 | 590 | 599 | 609 | 629 | 669 | 618 | 609 | 600 | 520 | 520 | 411 | 398 | 424 | 398 | 350 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | SE 4 | SW 15 | SE 3 | ESE 3 | E 12 | SE 14 | — | SE 4 | SE 4 | SW 22 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 19 |
| kJ | — | — | 43 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 17 | — | — | — | 1 | 109 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | — | 9 | 7 | 179 | 285 | 469 | 602 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 13 | E 13 | SE 12 | — | — | — | SW 26 | SW 24 | SSW 23 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 6 | — | — | — | 26 | 88 | 51 | 90 | 132 | 143 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 4 | — | — | ESE 3 | SE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 |
| kJ | 43 | 57 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 19 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
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