Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cowries today (10 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- 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 1AM is: 1.7m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 9s |
| 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 ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed morning, min 11°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Mon morning, light winds from the NW by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||
Sun 9 | Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | ||||||||||||||||
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 6 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | S 12 | S 11 | S 9 | S 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 119 | 92 | 212 | 605 | 512 | 463 | 459 | 424 | 295 | 211 | 164 | 120 | 96 | 83 | 287 | 433 | 205 | 112 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:09PM1.57m | 6:06AM1.03m | 6:08PM1.66m | 7:02AM1.10m | 7:01PM1.72m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:08AM0.14m | 11:31AM0.34m | 1:02AM0.05m | 12:29PM0.28m | ||||||||||||||
 | |  | |  |  |  | | |  |  | |  | | | | | | |
 | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — |
mm | 2 | 4 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 14 | E 14 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | S 12 | S 11 | S 9 | S 8 |
| kJ | 119 | 92 | 16 | 4 | 512 | 463 | 459 | 424 | 295 | 211 | 164 | 120 | 96 | 83 | 287 | 433 | 205 | 112 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SE 10 | SE 9 | S 7 | S 9 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 12 | SSW 6 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 80 | 78 | 58 | 49 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 15 | E 14 | S 7 | SE 9 | S 13 | — | — | — | S 21 | S 7 | E 14 | E 13 | S 12 | S 12 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NNE 8 | S 11 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 36 | 36 | 28 | 23 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 8 | NNW 4 | N 4 | NNW 4 | NW 5 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | SW 4 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 |
| kJ | 20 | 51 | 212 | 605 | 24 | 38 | 41 | 54 | 36 | 21 | 21 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 23 | 365 | 408 | 444 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 95 | 36 | 144 | 80 | 36 | 80 | 80 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
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