Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cowries today (15 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Cowries at 2AM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (15 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 7s |
| Evening (15 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Cowries. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon morning, min 11°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Fri 14 | Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 6 | S 7 | S 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | S 7 | ESE 6 | S 7 | S 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 62 | 77 | 135 | 225 | 186 | 201 | 208 | 203 | 161 | 104 | 123 | 62 | 109 | 114 | 100 | 113 | 77 | 62 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 9:22PM1.63m | 10:02AM1.31m | 10:05PM1.50m | 10:43AM1.33m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:54AM0.03m | 3:53PM0.23m | 4:30AM0.11m | 4:43PM0.29m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | S 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 9 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 |
| kJ | 62 | 77 | 135 | 132 | 186 | 17 | 17 | 65 | 61 | 104 | 66 | 62 | 36 | 92 | 100 | 66 | 77 | 62 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | SSE 18 | S 9 | S 8 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | ENE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | 27 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 37 | 35 | 17 | 9 | 60 | 23 | 30 | 60 | 60 | 32 | 10 | 42 | 40 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 15 | SSE 19 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 10 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SSE 18 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 18 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 37 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 60 | 61 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 31 | 20 | 10 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 9 | — | S 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | — | S 7 | ESE 4 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 225 | — | 201 | 208 | 203 | 161 | — | 123 | 16 | 109 | 114 | 94 | 113 | 55 | 56 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 10 | 10 |
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