Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cowries today (02 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Cowries at 10AM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (02 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (02 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Cowries. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Mon afternoon, min 8°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 2 | Monday 3 | Tuesday 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | E 14 | SSE 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 530 | 375 | 375 | 785 | 646 | 514 | 497 | 411 | 314 | 263 | 187 | 184 | 127 | 104 | 67 | 67 | 54 | 28 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 16 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 10:39AM1.20m | 10:33PM1.40m | 11:19AM1.25m | 11:14PM1.30m | 12:04PM1.29m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:30AM0.15m | 4:23PM0.37m | 5:03AM0.17m | 5:12PM0.39m | 5:39AM0.21m | 6:08PM0.41m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 10 |
Feels °C | 9 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | E 7 | S 6 |
| kJ | 530 | 375 | 375 | 785 | 646 | 514 | 497 | 411 | 314 | 263 | 187 | 184 | 127 | 104 | 67 | 67 | 54 | 28 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 13 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 13 | E 18 | NE 9 | E 17 | NE 8 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 14 | SSE 13 |
| kJ | 104 | 257 | 250 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 16 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | S 21 | E 17 | S 21 | E 17 | E 17 | NE 8 | E 16 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | E 16 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | ESE 8 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | E 14 | E 14 | SE 13 | E 13 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 14 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 3 | NNE 7 | NNE 3 | N 3 | NNE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | N 5 | NNE 5 | NE 4 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | W 2 | WNW 2 | W 2 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 |
| kJ | 2 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 18 | 37 | 33 | 25 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 24 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 8 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 73 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 179 | 160 | 192 | 212 | 72 | 2 |
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