Cowries Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.58° S 150.88° E

Cowries 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 06 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cowries sea temperature is
18.4° C
1.1° 

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


How big are the waves at Cowries today (06 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Cowries at 6AM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 06). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Afternoon (06 Aug)3ft (0.9m)8s
Evening (06 Aug)2ft (0.6m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri morning, min 10°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
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
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSE
11
0.3
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.8
S
8
0.9
S
8
0.9
S
8
0.5
S
9
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.5
SSE
10
0.6
SSE
10
0.6
SSE
9
0.6
SSE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.5
S
8
0.6
S
7
0.6
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.4
SSE
9
0.6
ENE
8
0.4
SE
9
0.5
E
8
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Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
23
17
47
84
98
100
43
38
38
38
38
54
60
56
58
41
32
40
45
42
30
51
21
31
Wind (km/h)
20
W
15
W
10
WNW
5
W
10
ENE
15
NE
10
NNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
W
10
WSW
10
SSE
15
SSE
5
SSW
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
5
NNE
15
NE
25
NE
15
NNE
15
NNW
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
off
on
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
1:03AM1.09m
1:52PM1.36m
2:17AM1.00m
2:58PM1.41m
3:40AM0.97m
4:05PM1.48m
Low Tide
7:09AM0.32m
8:31PM0.40m
8:08AM0.37m
9:51PM0.34m
9:16AM0.40m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:46
6:45
6:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:17
5:19
5:20
 mm
Temp °C
11
10
9
13
15
15
13
12
11
10
10
13
16
15
12
11
11
10
10
14
16
16
13
11
Feels °C
6
6
6
10
11
11
10
8
7
6
6
9
12
11
10
8
8
7
7
12
12
11
9
8
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