Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cowries today (08 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Cowries at 5PM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 08). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (08 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (08 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Cowries. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun morning, min 10°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, fresh winds from the NW by Mon afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | NE 7 | NE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 63 | 44 | 31 | 34 | 21 | 33 | 48 | 46 | 65 | 61 | 172 | 207 | 119 | 260 | 296 | 734 | 732 | 497 | 480 | 480 | 327 | 230 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:05PM1.48m | 4:59AM0.98m | 5:09PM1.57m | 6:06AM1.03m | 6:08PM1.66m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:16AM0.40m | 11:05PM0.25m | 10:26AM0.38m | 00:08AM0.14m | 11:31AM0.34m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 18 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 6 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | ENE 10 | SSE 8 | ENE 9 | SE 10 | E 14 | E 14 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 |
| kJ | 63 | 44 | 29 | 34 | 21 | 33 | 48 | 46 | 65 | 61 | 172 | 6 | 119 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 732 | 497 | 480 | 480 | 327 | 230 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | NE 10 | SSE 8 | E 14 | SSE 8 | E 14 | SE 9 | S 9 | S 13 | — | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 6 |
| kJ | 31 | 31 | 31 | 15 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 13 | 6 | 27 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSE 9 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | NE 3 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 8 | S 6 | S 5 | E 15 | SE 13 | S 7 | S 13 | S 13 | — | — | — | — | S 12 |
| kJ | 16 | 16 | 16 | 29 | 18 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 2 | ENE 3 | NE 3 | — | NNW 2 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NE 5 | ENE 9 | NE 6 | NE 9 | NE 7 | NE 8 | WNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | W 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | 1 | 2 | 7 | 41 | 207 | 46 | 260 | 296 | 734 | 8 | 17 | 38 | 36 | 13 | 18 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 66 | 443 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 22 | 23 | 95 | 219 | 550 | 112 | 23 | 10 | 24 | 153 | 29 | 80 |
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