Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cowries today (24 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Cowries at 12PM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am July 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (24 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (24 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Cowries. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat afternoon, min 7°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 12 | S 12 | SSE 14 | SSE 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 264 | 440 | 247 | 244 | 657 | 1233 | 1009 | 879 | 606 | 441 | 302 | 255 | 281 | 274 | 345 | 459 | 584 | 609 | 476 | 400 | 332 | 267 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:14AM0.88m | 4:34PM1.32m | 5:19AM0.88m | 5:25PM1.36m | 6:13AM0.91m | 6:10PM1.41m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:40AM0.49m | 11:37PM0.41m | 10:35AM0.50m | 00:26AM0.36m | 11:28AM0.48m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 3 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 17 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 12 | SSE 14 | SSE 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 264 | 199 | 247 | 181 | 657 | 1233 | 1009 | 879 | 606 | 441 | 302 | 255 | 281 | 274 | 345 | 459 | 584 | 609 | 476 | 400 | 332 | 267 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | SSE 12 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 30 | 29 | 28 | 244 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | S 18 | SSE 19 | NE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | SE 14 |
| kJ | 1 | 7 | 34 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 3 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 | W 3 | WNW 3 | W 3 | — | — | W 2 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 440 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 57 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 69 |
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