Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cowries today (28 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Cowries at 7PM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm June 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (28 Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (28 Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Cowries. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed morning, min 13°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 28 | Monday 29 | Tuesday 30 | Wed 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ESE 9 | ENE 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 112 | 95 | 82 | 93 | 86 | 66 | 62 | 60 | 46 | 52 | 48 | 58 | 27 | 27 | 36 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 43 | 41 | 37 | 38 | 28 | 24 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 7:12PM1.48m | 7:58AM0.98m | 7:51PM1.51m | 8:38AM0.99m | 8:30PM1.53m | 9:17AM1.01m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:06AM0.24m | 1:16PM0.42m | 2:45AM0.21m | 1:56PM0.41m | 3:22AM0.19m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — |
 | — | 4:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | — | — | — | 4:55 |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 17 |
Feels °C | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | 112 | 95 | 82 | 93 | 86 | 66 | 62 | 60 | 46 | 40 | 48 | 58 | 24 | 25 | 36 | 32 | 10 | 15 | 10 | 41 | 37 | 38 | 28 | 23 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | S 8 | SE 7 | S 8 | S 7 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 10 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 6 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 41 | 35 | 35 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 27 | 27 | 21 | 16 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 17 | 16 | 26 | 24 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 8 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | E 11 | S 10 | E 10 | S 10 | S 10 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 15 | ESE 10 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 6 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | — | NNW 3 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNW 3 | N 4 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 52 | 37 | 29 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 32 | 32 | 43 | 3 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 22 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 31 | 31 | 73 | 22 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
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