Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cowries today (23 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jun, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Cowries at 2PM is: 1.3m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am June 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jun) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (23 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
| Evening (23 Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Cowries. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed morning, min 11°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 23 | Wednesday 24 | Thursday 25 | Fri 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 290 | 188 | 158 | 125 | 106 | 83 | 83 | 108 | 142 | 177 | 314 | 323 | 346 | 186 | 138 | 72 | 72 | 88 | 67 | 75 | 145 | 128 | 124 | 111 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | glassy | cross | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 3:38PM1.27m | 3:41AM1.02m | 4:25PM1.32m | 4:42AM0.96m | 5:10PM1.37m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:57AM0.32m | 10:01PM0.48m | 9:41AM0.37m | 11:04PM0.44m | 10:24AM0.41m | 11:58PM0.38m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 |
 | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:53 | — | — | — | 4:53 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 7 | 3 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 7 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | S 6 | SE 6 | S 10 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 215 | 188 | 158 | 125 | 106 | 83 | 83 | 108 | 142 | 177 | 181 | 217 | 212 | 186 | 138 | 72 | 33 | 30 | 67 | 75 | 19 | 128 | 124 | 111 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | SE 6 | E 8 | S 12 | ESE 6 | S 7 | — | S 10 | S 10 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 22 | 27 | 21 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 1 | 3 | 37 | 46 | — | 17 | 30 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 12 | S 16 | E 9 | E 9 | — | N 8 | S 16 | S 15 | E 8 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 11 | S 18 | E 8 | S 16 | S 16 |
| kJ | 50 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 6 | — | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | — | S 7 | S 7 | — | — | SE 6 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 290 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 314 | 323 | 346 | — | — | — | 72 | 88 | — | — | 145 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 24 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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