Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cowries today (09 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jun, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Cowries at 8PM is: 0.8m 5s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm June 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (09 Jun) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (09 Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
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 Wed morning, min 14°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 9 | Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | Fri 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | S 8 | NE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SSE 10 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | 12 | 26 | 55 | 65 | 62 | 128 | 96 | 98 | 72 | 58 | 36 | 22 | 31 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 15 | 15 | 14 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | glassy |
High Tide | 3:14PM1.22m | 3:02AM1.18m | 4:04PM1.34m | 4:08AM1.15m | 4:54PM1.46m | 5:14AM1.14m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:12PM0.50m | 9:26AM0.23m | 10:20PM0.40m | 10:16AM0.23m | 11:24PM0.28m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | |
— | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 17 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 |
10 | 12 | 11 | 55 | 65 | 62 | 58 | 56 | 39 | 38 | 32 | 22 | 22 | 31 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 15 | 15 | 14 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 9 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 9 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 |
5 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 40 | 39 | 38 | 36 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 27 | 26 | 12 | 11 | 11 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 15 | SE 15 | S 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 15 | E 7 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SSE 14 | SE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | S 15 | S 15 | — | S 4 | S 4 |
5 | 4 | 8 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 20 | 7 | 17 | 13 | 5 | 5 | — | 1 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | — | NNW 2 | — | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 |
7 | 8 | 26 | — | 1 | — | 128 | 96 | 98 | 72 | 58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 395 | 496 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 98 |
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