Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cowries today (25 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Cowries at 7PM is: 1.1m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm June 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (25 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
| Evening (25 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Cowries. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat morning, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 25 | Friday 26 | Saturday 27 | Sun 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 112 | 88 | 101 | 104 | 114 | 93 | 78 | 76 | 73 | 72 | 125 | 125 | 104 | 101 | 215 | 71 | 66 | 66 | 75 | 187 | 173 | 156 | 68 | 175 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:10PM1.37m | 5:39AM0.94m | 5:51PM1.41m | 6:30AM0.94m | 6:32PM1.45m | 7:16AM0.96m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:58PM0.38m | 11:08AM0.43m | 00:44AM0.33m | 11:52AM0.44m | 1:26AM0.28m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — |
 | — | 4:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:53 | — | — | — | — | — | 4:54 |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 |
Feels °C | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 5 | ESE 11 |
| kJ | 60 | 88 | 101 | 104 | 114 | 93 | 67 | 59 | 61 | 51 | 125 | 125 | 104 | 101 | 123 | 71 | 37 | 48 | 57 | 187 | 173 | 156 | 32 | 41 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | S 10 | S 10 | S 16 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 8 | E 8 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 10 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 11 | SSE 17 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | SE 8 | SSE 15 |
| kJ | 58 | 47 | 19 | 18 | 5 | 81 | 78 | 76 | 73 | 72 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 21 | 13 | 30 | 18 | 35 | 50 | 68 | 21 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | S 11 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | S 15 | S 15 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | S 16 | S 19 | SE 11 | S 19 | ESE 10 | S 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | E 15 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | ESE 12 | — |
| kJ | 36 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 25 | 31 | 30 | 4 | 30 | 28 | 25 | 48 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | — | — | — | ESE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 3 | SW 2 | SSE 8 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 6 | — | — | — | ESE 5 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 112 | — | — | — | 67 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 215 | 46 | 66 | 66 | 75 | — | — | — | 66 | 175 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 18 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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