Cowries Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.58° S 150.88° E

Issued: 9 pm 14 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cowries sea temperature is
18.8° C

Normal for this time of year

Cowries surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Cowries today (15 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Cowries at 3AM is: 1.6m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.4m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm June 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jun)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Afternoon (15 Jun)2ft (0.6m)9s
Evening (15 Jun)2.5ft (0.7m)9s

Table - waves today at Cowries. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
14
Monday
15
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ENE
8
1.6
SSE
7
1.6
SSE
7
1.4
SSE
7
1.2
SSE
7
1
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.6
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
43
220
254
183
121
71
51
52
50
64
65
90
90
89
86
116
130
121
129
137
146
116
114
111
Wind (km/h)
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
10
S
5
S
5
SSW
5
ENE
10
NE
10
N
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
N
15
NNE
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
5
W
5
WSW
5
SE
5
ESE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
7:25PM1.76m
8:17AM1.13m
8:17PM1.80m
9:13AM1.13m
9:09PM1.80m
10:09AM1.12m
Low Tide
2:16AM-0.03m
1:44PM0.25m
3:11AM-0.07m
2:37PM0.27m
4:05AM-0.07m
3:31PM0.30m
rain showers
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:01
7:01
7:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:52
4:52
4:52
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
16
15
15
15
15
15
16
16
15
14
14
13
13
16
20
21
18
17
17
17
16
18
20
18
Feels °C
13
12
13
13
14
14
15
14
13
12
12
10
10
13
17
18
15
15
15
16
15
17
19
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
1.4
SSE
7
1.2
SSE
7
1
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.6
ENE
9
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
Energy kJ
43
44
46
183
121
71
51
31
50
64
65
90
90
86
86
116
130
121
129
137
146
116
114
111
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.6
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.4
ESE
5
0.5
SE
5
0.5
S
7
0.4
S
7
0.4
SSE
14
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
11
0.5
S
11
0.5
S
11
0.5
S
11
0.5
S
11
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
Energy kJ
2
3
3
49
49
48
49
52
10
13
27
15
66
89
80
72
71
65
62
61
57
57
52
50
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.2
SSE
18
0.2
S
8
0.4
S
6
0.3
S
8
0.5
SE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.3
SE
6
0.2
ESE
5
0.2
ESE
6
0.6
NNE
4
Energy kJ
4
7
7
6
30
6
10
10
13
10
7
7
5
3
3
11
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SSE
6
1.6
SSE
7
1.6
SSE
7
0.4
NNE
3
0.3
NNW
2
0.3
NNW
3
0.4
N
3
0.4
NNE
3
0.7
NNE
4
0.2
WSW
3
Energy kJ
118
220
254
3
1
1
3
3
13
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
90
19
0
0
0
0
0
22
3
0
0
0
0
3
3
10
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
2
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
9
9
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
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