Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cowries today (22 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jun, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Cowries at 4PM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am June 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Jun) | 6ft (1.9m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (22 Jun) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (22 Jun) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 7s |
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 Wed night. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon morning, min 10°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 22 | Tuesday 23 | Wednesday 24 | Thu 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 464 | 388 | 378 | 240 | 315 | 222 | 188 | 147 | 143 | 118 | 118 | 102 | 102 | 102 | 82 | 109 | 153 | 190 | 298 | 251 | 261 | 138 | 135 | 97 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:47PM1.22m | 2:39AM1.11m | 3:38PM1.27m | 3:41AM1.02m | 4:25PM1.32m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:13AM0.25m | 8:51PM0.50m | 8:57AM0.32m | 10:01PM0.48m | 9:41AM0.37m | 11:04PM0.44m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 |
 | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | 4:53 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 12 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 8 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | ENE 10 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | E 9 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 |
| kJ | 341 | 286 | 280 | 33 | 220 | 222 | 188 | 147 | 143 | 118 | 118 | 102 | 102 | 102 | 82 | 109 | 153 | 190 | 195 | 6 | 181 | 138 | 135 | 97 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SE 16 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | N 7 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | SE 6 |
| kJ | 34 | 34 | 33 | 9 | 33 | 33 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 33 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | S 15 | NE 5 | SSE 16 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 15 | E 9 | — | S 16 | S 16 | NE 7 | S 15 | E 8 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 24 | 30 | 57 | 51 | 50 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 6 | — | 5 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | — | — | ESE 6 |
| kJ | 464 | 388 | 378 | 240 | 315 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 298 | 251 | 261 | — | — | 63 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 24 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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