Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cowries today (09 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Cowries at 6PM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am July 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (09 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
| Evening (09 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Cowries. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 10°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | Sun 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 476 | 450 | 509 | 489 | 459 | 488 | 393 | 359 | 359 | 410 | 437 | 456 | 456 | 361 | 307 | 257 | 199 | 190 | 183 | 164 | 167 | 223 | 149 | 146 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:26PM1.39m | 3:46AM1.05m | 4:24PM1.49m | 5:01AM1.03m | 5:22PM1.59m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:41AM0.29m | 10:01PM0.37m | 9:39AM0.31m | 11:11PM0.26m | 10:39AM0.31m | 00:15AM0.15m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 |
 | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | 5:00 |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 11 | E 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 476 | 450 | 509 | 489 | 459 | 488 | 393 | 359 | 359 | 410 | 437 | 456 | 456 | 361 | 307 | 257 | 199 | 190 | 129 | 93 | 167 | 223 | 149 | 146 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | S 16 | SE 13 | ESE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | S 21 | S 21 | S 20 | E 16 | ESE 15 | E 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 251 | 226 | 111 | 75 | 50 | 5 | 83 | 120 | 88 | 126 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 22 | 103 | 137 | 157 | 183 | 164 | 77 | 51 | 32 | 32 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 21 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 19 | S 14 | S 22 | — | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 9 | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 9 | 8 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
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