Cowries Surf Break

Cowries 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.58° S 150.88° E

Issued: 9 am 18 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Cowries sea temperature is
18.8° C

Slightly warmer than usual

Cowries surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Cowries today (18 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Cowries at 1PM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am June 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jun)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Afternoon (18 Jun)3ft (0.9m)10s
Evening (18 Jun)3ft (0.9m)10s

Table - waves today at Cowries. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sun
21
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
1 AM
4 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
11
0.9
ENE
11
0.8
ENE
11
0.8
ENE
11
0.8
ENE
11
0.8
ENE
11
0.7
ENE
11
0.9
NE
11
0.9
NE
11
0.8
ENE
11
0.8
ENE
11
0.7
ENE
11
0.5
ENE
11
0.5
ENE
11
0.5
ENE
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
114
118
166
166
182
166
167
170
135
135
135
138
107
176
172
146
146
99
64
64
66
59
61
61
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
5
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
N
20
N
20
N
15
N
15
NW
25
WNW
20
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
15
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
10
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:04AM1.11m
10:54PM1.66m
12:00PM1.12m
11:48PM1.54m
12:56PM1.14m
00:43AM1.39m
Low Tide
4:58AM-0.03m
4:26PM0.34m
5:49AM0.03m
5:26PM0.39m
6:39AM0.10m
6:30PM0.45m
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:01
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—
—
—
—
—
—
7:01
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
7:01
—
—
—
—
—
—
7:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
—
—
—
4:52
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
4:52
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
4:52
—
—
—
4:52
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Temp °C
16
18
21
21
19
18
18
18
17
19
20
19
16
15
14
13
14
16
18
18
14
13
12
12
Feels °C
15
17
18
18
16
15
15
15
14
15
18
16
11
10
11
10
9
11
13
14
9
9
9
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
11
0.9
ENE
11
0.8
ENE
11
0.8
ENE
11
0.8
ENE
11
0.8
ENE
11
0.7
ENE
11
0.9
NE
11
0.9
NE
11
0.8
ENE
11
0.8
ENE
11
0.7
ENE
11
0.5
ENE
11
0.5
ENE
11
0.5
ENE
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
Energy kJ
114
118
166
166
182
166
167
170
135
135
135
138
107
176
172
146
146
99
64
64
66
59
61
61
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
S
11
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
11
0.3
SSE
11
0.4
SSE
11
0.3
SSE
11
0.7
NE
6
0.6
NE
7
0.3
S
10
0.3
S
10
0.3
SSE
15
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
13
0.5
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.3
NE
7
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
11
Energy kJ
16
16
16
8
7
9
21
21
24
42
25
43
35
18
17
42
40
35
34
23
9
24
22
21
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.2
S
8
—
—
—
—
—
0.3
S
9
0.4
S
11
0.4
S
11
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
SSE
16
0.3
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.3
SSE
13
0.3
SSE
13
0.3
S
12
0.3
NE
7
0.3
NE
7
0.2
NNE
7
Energy kJ
3
3
2
2
6
—
—
—
—
—
14
37
36
26
24
15
6
6
34
31
25
8
8
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
—
—
—
0.5
NNE
4
0.8
NNE
4
0.6
NNE
5
0.9
NNE
5
0.8
NNE
5
1
N
5
1.1
NNE
6
0.8
NNE
6
1.4
NNE
6
0.3
WNW
2
0.5
NW
3
0.5
WNW
4
—
0.3
NW
2
0.4
NW
2
0.4
W
3
0.3
W
3
0.4
WNW
3
0.4
WNW
3
0.5
W
3
0.4
W
3
Energy kJ
—
—
—
7
24
17
37
36
58
77
47
131
1
4
7
—
1
1
3
1
3
3
4
3
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(10 max)
1
1
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2
2
2
2
2
1
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0
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3
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3
3
0
0
3
3
3
3
3
0
0
0
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(10 max)
1
1
2
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2
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2
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(10 max)
4
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