Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cowries today (07 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Cowries at 9PM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 07). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (07 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
| Evening (07 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Cowries. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun morning, min 9°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, fresh winds from the NNW 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 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 8 | SSE 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | NE 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 60 | 56 | 58 | 49 | 33 | 64 | 63 | 44 | 29 | 49 | 21 | 33 | 48 | 46 | 65 | 71 | 175 | 161 | 260 | 108 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:58PM1.41m | 3:40AM0.97m | 4:05PM1.48m | 4:59AM0.98m | 5:09PM1.57m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:51PM0.34m | 9:16AM0.40m | 11:05PM0.25m | 10:26AM0.38m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 11 | 12 | 14 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 8 | SSE 6 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | SE 8 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 60 | 56 | 58 | 49 | 28 | 64 | 63 | 44 | 29 | 15 | 21 | 33 | 48 | 46 | 65 | 71 | 175 | 161 | 3 | 92 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | S 7 | S 6 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 10 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | E 15 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 34 | 21 | 21 | 41 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 20 | 29 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 27 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 16 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 6 | E 14 | SE 13 | E 15 |
| kJ | 16 | 16 | 13 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 5 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 2 | SSE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NNW 2 | NNW 2 | NE 5 | NNW 2 | NNW 2 | N 3 | NE 9 | NE 6 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 49 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 260 | 108 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 228 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 408 | 408 |
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