Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cowries today (14 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Cowries at 3PM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 14). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (14 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
| Evening (14 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Cowries. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri morning, min 12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 165 | 142 | 112 | 84 | 66 | 82 | 143 | 162 | 205 | 225 | 255 | 225 | 161 | 126 | 84 | 105 | 177 | 214 | 150 | 136 | 160 | 181 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | glassy | on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 9:20AM1.28m | 9:22PM1.63m | 10:02AM1.31m | 10:05PM1.50m | 10:43AM1.33m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:04PM0.21m | 3:54AM0.03m | 3:53PM0.23m | 4:30AM0.11m | 4:43PM0.29m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 7 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | S 6 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 18 | S 8 | S 9 | ENE 10 | ESE 6 |
| kJ | 165 | 142 | 112 | 84 | 66 | 82 | 143 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 65 | 61 | 59 | 84 | 36 | 41 | 61 | 58 | 54 | 10 | 60 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | S 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | S 9 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SSE 18 | S 11 |
| kJ | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 27 | 17 | 17 | 3 | 37 | 37 | 35 | 17 | 9 | 9 | 28 | 61 | 60 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 30 | 181 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 19 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | ENE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 19 | SE 9 | SE 8 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | E 8 | SSE 18 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | S 15 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 7 | 29 | 25 | 24 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 60 | 9 | 9 | 20 | 32 | 31 | 4 | 10 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 9 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 | ESE 4 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 162 | 205 | 225 | 255 | 225 | 161 | 126 | 16 | 105 | 177 | 214 | 150 | 136 | 160 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 69 | 158 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 57 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 10 | 18 |
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