Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cowries today (26 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Cowries at 10AM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am June 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (26 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Evening (26 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 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 5mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri morning, min 12°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 26 | Saturday 27 | Sunday 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 114 | 81 | 78 | 76 | 73 | 72 | 125 | 125 | 104 | 101 | 86 | 86 | 34 | 69 | 73 | 80 | 84 | 84 | 69 | 66 | 136 | 114 | 112 | 113 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:39AM0.94m | 5:51PM1.41m | 6:30AM0.94m | 6:32PM1.45m | 7:16AM0.96m | 7:12PM1.48m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:58PM0.38m | 11:08AM0.43m | 00:44AM0.33m | 11:52AM0.44m | 1:26AM0.28m | 12:35PM0.43m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 4:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:54 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 12 |
| kJ | 114 | 77 | 71 | 59 | 49 | 51 | 125 | 125 | 104 | 101 | 86 | 86 | 34 | 69 | 50 | 39 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 28 | 136 | 114 | 112 | 12 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 8 | E 8 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 8 | SE 11 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | S 9 |
| kJ | 5 | 81 | 78 | 76 | 73 | 72 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 73 | 80 | 84 | 84 | 69 | 66 | 41 | 35 | 35 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | NE 8 | E 8 | S 16 | E 8 | SE 11 | S 19 | E 10 | S 18 | SE 12 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | S 15 | S 14 | S 9 | S 13 |
| kJ | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 25 | 21 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 34 | 30 | 50 | 42 | 4 | 15 | 2 | 12 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 2 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | S 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | — | ESE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 67 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 58 | 48 | — | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 113 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 18 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 19 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 0 |
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