Surf Forecasts:
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) & Date | Wave Height | Wave 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 ForecastMostly 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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | S 8 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 9 | ENE 8 | SE 9 | E 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 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) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | 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 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 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 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | SE 9 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 23 | 17 | 47 | 84 | 98 | 100 | 38 | 26 | 27 | 38 | 38 | 54 | 60 | 56 | 58 | 41 | 32 | 40 | 45 | 42 | 28 | 19 | 21 | 31 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 9 | ENE 7 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 7 | SE 9 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 43 | 38 | 38 | 37 | 38 | 36 | 34 | 21 | 22 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 17 | 31 | 30 | 15 | 19 | 12 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | S 4 | S 4 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | S 9 | S 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSE 9 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 16 | NE 7 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 16 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 31 | 16 | 19 | 5 | 14 | 14 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 | — | — | NE 2 | NE 3 | — | — | W 2 | W 3 | W 3 | WSW 3 | — | SSE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 8 | NE 3 | NE 4 |
| kJ | 7 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 51 | 5 | 7 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 619 |
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