Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cowries today (14 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Cowries at 8PM is: 0.2m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 14). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (14 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (14 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Cowries. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Fri 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 16 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 11 | S 10 | S 9 | S 10 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 17 | S 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 5 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 20 | 35 | 498 | 1478 | 1039 | 625 | 408 | 341 | 323 | 398 | 442 | 251 | 259 | 292 | 284 | 219 | 153 | 112 | 29 | 23 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | 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 |
High Tide | 8:05PM1.80m | 8:59AM1.15m | 8:55PM1.79m | 9:48AM1.18m | 9:44PM1.73m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:58AM-0.07m | 2:26PM0.24m | 3:45AM-0.06m | 3:18PM0.25m | 4:31AM-0.02m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — |
 | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 |
Feels °C | 13 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 6 | S 11 | S 10 | — | S 10 | S 9 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | E 5 | S 8 |
| kJ | 3 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 20 | 35 | — | 910 | 709 | 412 | 251 | 196 | 191 | 226 | 279 | 6 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 32 | 34 | 32 | 7 | 23 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 10 | E 10 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | E 11 | — | S 18 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | S 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | SSE 17 | E 4 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 29 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 18 | S 16 | S 16 | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 11 | — | — | — | — | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | S 16 |
| kJ | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 2 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 4 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | S 9 | S 10 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 6 |
| kJ | 1 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 25 | 498 | 1478 | 1039 | 625 | 408 | 341 | 323 | 398 | 442 | 251 | 259 | 292 | 284 | 219 | 153 | 112 | 102 | 60 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 299 | 251 | 160 | 129 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 57 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 57 | 57 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 18 | 10 | 4 |
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