Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cowries today (13 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 7s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Cowries at 7PM is: 0.2m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 13). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (13 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 11s |
| Evening (13 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Cowries. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue morning, min 10°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thu 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7 AM | 10 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 10 | S 10 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 6 | S 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 10 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 24 | 160 | 858 | 930 | 586 | 318 | 234 | 253 | 273 | 391 | 489 | 390 |
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 | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:13PM1.76m | 8:07AM1.12m | 8:05PM1.80m | 8:59AM1.15m | 8:55PM1.79m | 9:48AM1.18m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:07AM-0.03m | 1:32PM0.25m | 2:58AM-0.07m | 2:26PM0.24m | 3:45AM-0.06m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — |
 | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 |
Feels °C | 13 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | N 3 | S 12 | S 11 | SSW 5 | S 10 | SSW 6 | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 10 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 24 | 160 | 364 | 561 | 586 | 318 | 234 | 153 | 147 | 212 | 316 | 264 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | S 7 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 7 | — | S 7 | S 10 | S 16 | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | S 15 | E 9 | — | E 11 | — | S 14 |
| kJ | 7 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 8 | 5 | 19 | 8 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 2 | — | 2 | — | 15 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | SE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 10 | S 7 | S 17 | S 15 | — | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 15 | — | — | E 11 |
| kJ | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 3 | — | WNW 2 | WNW 2 | NW 2 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | — | W 3 | WSW 3 | SW 4 | SSW 6 | — | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | — | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | 2 | 3 | 11 | 80 | — | 858 | 930 | — | — | — | 253 | 273 | 391 | 489 | 390 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 98 | 95 | 272 | 272 | 375 | 375 | 375 | 375 | 375 | 251 | 127 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
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