Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cowries today (19 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Cowries at 6AM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm June 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (19 Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Evening (19 Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
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 Fri morning, min 11°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 18 | Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | Sunday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | S 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 163 | 152 | 167 | 170 | 135 | 135 | 135 | 211 | 211 | 154 | 151 | 146 | 146 | 65 | 101 | 65 | 66 | 66 | 59 | 61 | 59 | 61 | 62 | 68 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 10:54PM1.66m | 12:00PM1.12m | 11:48PM1.54m | 12:56PM1.14m | 00:43AM1.39m | 1:52PM1.18m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:26PM0.34m | 5:49AM0.03m | 5:26PM0.39m | 6:39AM0.10m | 6:30PM0.45m | 7:27AM0.18m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 15 |
Feels °C | 16 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 163 | 152 | 167 | 170 | 135 | 135 | 135 | 211 | 211 | 154 | 151 | 146 | 146 | 65 | 101 | 65 | 66 | 66 | 59 | 61 | 59 | 61 | 49 | 68 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | NE 8 | SSE 13 | NE 8 | NE 7 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | E 11 | E 11 |
| kJ | 7 | 9 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 42 | 25 | 37 | 37 | 18 | 17 | 42 | 40 | 22 | 34 | 21 | 8 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 37 | 55 | 62 | 61 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | S 9 | S 18 | SE 18 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 13 | S 9 | SSE 13 | S 12 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | S 6 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 6 | 12 | 26 | 24 | 15 | 6 | 35 | 6 | 31 | 25 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | N 4 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 2 | NW 3 | WNW 2 | — | — | — | WNW 2 | WNW 3 | W 3 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 5 |
| kJ | 8 | 28 | 36 | 37 | 23 | 42 | 49 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 22 | 11 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
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