Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cowries today (30 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Cowries at 7PM is: 1.1m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm June 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (30 Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
| Evening (30 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 ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 20°C on Wed morning, min 13°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the W by Fri morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 30 | Wednesday 1 | Thursday 2 | Fri 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | NE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 54 | 58 | 92 | 95 | 54 | 53 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 45 | 65 | 83 | 93 | 120 | 169 | 122 | 126 | 90 | 48 | 60 | 45 | 33 | 24 | 17 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:30PM1.53m | 9:17AM1.01m | 9:08PM1.52m | 9:56AM1.02m | 9:44PM1.51m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:22AM0.19m | 2:36PM0.41m | 3:59AM0.19m | 3:15PM0.42m | 4:35AM0.19m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — |
 | — | 4:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:55 | — | — | — | — | — | 4:57 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 10 | NE 6 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 15 | 10 | 10 | 19 | 54 | 53 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 18 | 120 | 169 | 122 | 126 | 90 | 48 | 60 | 45 | 33 | 24 | 17 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ESE 9 | S 15 | S 14 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 6 | S 11 | S 11 | E 10 | S 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | E 9 | E 11 | E 11 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 12 |
| kJ | 11 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | SSE 15 | S 9 | S 8 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | — | S 11 | S 11 | E 14 | S 10 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 8 | E 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 7 | E 12 | E 9 |
| kJ | 7 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | N 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 2 | NNW 3 | N 3 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 3 | NW 4 | — | N 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 |
| kJ | 54 | 58 | 92 | 95 | 5 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 45 | 65 | 83 | 93 | 36 | 6 | 6 | 8 | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 39 | 123 | 22 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 148 | 22 | 24 | 228 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 106 |
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