Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cowrie Hole today (07 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Cowrie Hole at 11PM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 07). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (07 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
| Evening (07 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Cowrie Hole. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Mon morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun morning, min 9°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the NW by Mon morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 7 | Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 90 | 88 | 54 | 49 | 49 | 35 | 33 | 32 | 41 | 44 | 47 | 45 | 61 | 61 | 78 | 81 | 108 | 106 | 106 | 160 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | off | off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 3:00PM1.52m | 3:41AM1.07m | 4:12PM1.60m | 5:05AM1.09m | 5:19PM1.69m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:54PM0.46m | 9:20AM0.49m | 11:13PM0.37m | 10:32AM0.48m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 12 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 90 | 88 | 54 | 49 | 49 | 35 | 33 | 28 | 41 | 44 | 47 | 45 | 61 | 61 | 78 | 81 | 108 | 106 | 106 | 3 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | E 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | S 6 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | E 14 |
| kJ | 17 | 21 | 35 | 32 | 21 | 21 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 34 | 28 | 17 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 15 | E 17 | E 8 | ENE 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | SSE 8 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 |
| kJ | 4 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 9 | 22 | 32 | 30 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 2 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 5 | — | — | — | ENE 8 |
| kJ | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 25 | 19 | — | — | — | 160 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 88 | 31 | 57 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 294 | 610 |
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