Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cowries today (07 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- 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), 9s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Cowries at 5AM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 06). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s 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) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (07 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
| Evening (07 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Cowries. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun morning, min 9°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, fresh winds from the NNE by Sun afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | ||||||||||||||||
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 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 48 | 38 | 38 | 37 | 38 | 54 | 60 | 56 | 58 | 41 | 33 | 32 | 45 | 42 | 28 | 34 | 21 | 32 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 2:17AM1.00m | 2:58PM1.41m | 3:40AM0.97m | 4:05PM1.48m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:31PM0.40m | 8:08AM0.37m | 9:51PM0.34m | 9:16AM0.40m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 11 |
Feels °C | 10 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 38 | 26 | 26 | 37 | 37 | 54 | 60 | 56 | 58 | 41 | 33 | 32 | 45 | 42 | 28 | 34 | 21 | 32 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | ENE 7 | S 7 | SSE 8 | S 7 |
| kJ | 48 | 38 | 38 | 37 | 38 | 36 | 34 | 21 | 21 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | S 9 | S 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 7 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 25 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 16 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 19 | 8 | 14 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 3 | NNE 2 | — | W 2 | W 2 | W 3 | W 3 | SSE 2 | SSE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 2 | NE 3 | NE 4 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 6 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 228 | 24 | 3 |
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