Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cowries today (02 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Cowries at 12PM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am July 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (02 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (02 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Cowries. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 2 | Friday 3 | Saturday 4 | Sun 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 146 | 143 | 153 | 126 | 112 | 93 | 104 | 64 | 48 | 35 | 19 | 20 | 8 | 16 | 15 | 44 | 178 | 217 | 155 | 136 | 103 | 93 | 153 | 831 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:56AM1.02m | 9:44PM1.51m | 10:35AM1.04m | 10:21PM1.47m | 11:16AM1.06m | 10:59PM1.41m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:15PM0.42m | 4:35AM0.19m | 3:56PM0.43m | 5:10AM0.19m | 4:40PM0.46m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 |
 | — | — | — | 4:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:57 | — | — | — | 4:58 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 12 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 146 | 143 | 153 | 126 | 112 | 93 | 104 | 64 | 48 | 35 | 19 | 20 | 8 | 16 | 15 | 44 | 178 | 217 | 155 | 136 | 103 | 93 | 82 | 5 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | E 11 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 12 | E 12 | ENE 8 | E 12 | SSW 6 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | E 11 |
| kJ | 3 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 23 | 39 | 89 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | ESE 8 | E 11 | E 11 | E 8 | — | E 12 | E 12 | — | — | E 12 | S 12 | S 8 | SSW 8 | E 12 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | E 14 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 1 | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 6 | 22 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | NNW 3 | WNW 4 | — | N 3 | N 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | W 3 | W 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | W 4 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 2 | — | — | — | — | S 8 | S 11 |
| kJ | 5 | 7 | 3 | — | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 153 | 831 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 295 | 251 | 96 | 112 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 90 |
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