Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cowries today (12 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Cowries at 7PM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 12). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 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 (12 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (12 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Cowries. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue morning, min 11°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wed 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7 AM | 10 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 20 | S 16 | S 16 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 55 | 54 | 31 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 21 | 18 | 31 | 362 | 972 |
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 | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:18PM1.69m | 7:11AM1.08m | 7:13PM1.76m | 8:07AM1.12m | 8:05PM1.80m | 8:59AM1.15m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:13AM0.05m | 12:37PM0.28m | 2:07AM-0.03m | 1:32PM0.25m | 2:58AM-0.07m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — |
 | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 17 | — |
| kJ | 55 | 54 | 31 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 21 | 18 | 31 | 6 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | S 6 | S 8 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | S 8 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 5 | E 10 | E 10 | — | — |
| kJ | 16 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | SE 8 | S 11 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 20 | S 16 | S 16 | — | S 16 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 5 | — | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 3 | W 4 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | WNW 2 | — | NW 2 | NW 2 | NW 3 | NW 2 | WNW 2 | W 3 | — | SW 2 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 8 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 19 | 24 | 362 | 972 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 36 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 83 | 98 | 80 | 36 | 98 | 251 | 272 | 239 | 272 | 272 | 375 | 375 | 306 | 375 | 251 | 299 | 271 | 72 | 3 | 0 |
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