Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cowries today (16 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Cowries at 1AM is: 1.4m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 15). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (16 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 8s |
| Evening (16 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Cowries. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 PM | 4 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | S 8 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 417 | 232 | 220 | 520 | 513 | 333 | 355 | 365 | 346 | 285 | 212 | 132 | 19 | 12 | 13 | 23 | 82 | 48 | 51 | 54 | 68 | 68 | 66 | 107 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 8:55PM1.79m | 9:48AM1.18m | 9:44PM1.73m | 10:37AM1.20m | 10:32PM1.62m | 11:25AM1.22m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:45AM-0.06m | 3:18PM0.25m | 4:31AM-0.02m | 4:11PM0.29m | 5:14AM0.05m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 15 | E 11 | S 8 | S 8 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | 287 | 5 | 2 | 292 | 316 | 25 | 6 | 25 | 32 | 34 | 34 | 18 | 19 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 30 | 41 | 51 | 54 | 68 | 68 | 66 | 107 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 11 | E 11 | S 15 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 18 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 |
| kJ | — | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 24 | 33 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 21 | 48 | 49 | 48 | 47 | 46 | 45 | 27 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | — | E 8 | S 16 | S 15 | S 11 | ENE 8 | S 11 | S 21 | S 21 | SE 21 | S 21 | SE 21 | S 20 | S 19 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 4 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 82 | 9 | 9 | 17 | 9 | 17 | 8 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | — |
| kJ | 417 | 232 | 220 | 520 | 513 | 333 | 355 | 365 | 346 | 285 | 212 | 132 | 102 | 104 | 85 | 58 | 26 | 17 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 57 | 57 | 194 | 57 | 19 | 9 | 80 | 9 | 80 | 100 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
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