Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cowries today (20 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Cowries at 10PM is: 1.5m 11s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 20). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
| Evening (20 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Cowries. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed morning, min 11°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 572 | 572 | 561 | 487 | 419 | 404 | 338 | 331 | 269 | 286 | 223 | 281 | 218 | 183 | 179 | 179 | 179 | 175 | 145 | 129 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:02PM1.25m | 00:59AM1.14m | 1:53PM1.26m | 1:56AM1.01m | 2:47PM1.27m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:07PM0.46m | 7:16AM0.32m | 8:16PM0.49m | 7:58AM0.40m | 9:29PM0.49m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 14 | 19 | 18 | 13 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 572 | 572 | 561 | 487 | 419 | 404 | 338 | 331 | 269 | 286 | 223 | 281 | 218 | 183 | 179 | 179 | 179 | 175 | 145 | 129 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 |
| kJ | 137 | 93 | 86 | 57 | 57 | 56 | 56 | 35 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SE 14 | SSE 14 | SE 14 | SSE 15 | SE 14 | SSE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | S 12 | SE 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | — |
| kJ | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 8 | 20 | 7 | 21 | 7 | 20 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 3 | NE 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | N 3 | N 3 | NNE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NNW 2 | NNE 5 | — | — | WSW 3 | — | — | W 2 |
| kJ | — | 4 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 11 | 22 | 1 | 26 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 10 | 31 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 69 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
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