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) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Cowries at 4AM is: 1.5m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 23). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be 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) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Evening (24 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Cowries. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat morning, min 7°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 9 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 9 | S 12 | S 13 | SSE 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 46 | 108 | 311 | 397 | 320 | 264 | 235 | 192 | 657 | 1049 | 992 | 773 | 533 | 381 | 296 | 259 | 231 | 231 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 4:14AM0.88m | 4:34PM1.32m | 5:19AM0.88m | 5:25PM1.36m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:38PM0.46m | 9:40AM0.49m | 11:37PM0.41m | 10:35AM0.50m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 13 |
Feels °C | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 16 | 11 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 9 | S 12 | S 13 | SSE 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 46 | 108 | 311 | 397 | 320 | 264 | 235 | 177 | 657 | 1049 | 992 | 773 | 533 | 381 | 296 | 259 | 231 | 231 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | SSE 12 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSE 15 |
| kJ | 14 | 46 | 45 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 192 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 46 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 8 | SE 7 | S 18 | SSE 18 | NE 8 | NE 8 | — | — | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 32 | 18 | 18 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | W 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 | — | — | — | WNW 3 | — | WNW 3 | W 3 | — | — | — | W 3 |
| kJ | 18 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
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