Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cowries today (10 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Cowries at 7PM is: 1.4m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 10). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (10 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 9s |
| Evening (10 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Cowries. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue morning, min 10°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Mon night, light winds from the NW by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 10 | Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 469 | 404 | 334 | 211 | 164 | 120 | 83 | 235 | 676 | 514 | 402 | 302 | 296 | 279 | 181 | 173 | 132 | 97 | 68 | 65 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 6:08PM1.66m | 7:02AM1.10m | 7:01PM1.72m | 7:51AM1.17m | 7:51PM1.74m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:02AM0.05m | 12:29PM0.28m | 1:50AM-0.01m | 1:23PM0.24m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 7 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 469 | 404 | 334 | 211 | 164 | 120 | 83 | 235 | 676 | 514 | 402 | 302 | 296 | 279 | 181 | 173 | 132 | 97 | 68 | 65 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | E 14 | E 13 | — | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 9 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | — | 83 | 81 | 72 | 71 | 50 | 49 | 48 | 48 | 50 | 37 | 31 | 47 | 45 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 21 | — | — | — | S 12 | S 7 | NE 9 | NE 9 | — | — | — | S 15 | — | S 14 | — | — | S 14 | E 13 |
| kJ | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | 3 | 27 | 37 | 19 | — | — | — | 4 | — | 4 | — | — | 4 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 4 | NW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | W 4 | — | — | W 3 | W 3 | W 4 | WNW 4 | NW 2 | NW 2 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 |
| kJ | 31 | 26 | 12 | 18 | 19 | 37 | 19 | 6 | — | — | 2 | 5 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 24 | 22 | 144 | 127 | 144 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
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