Cowries Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.58° S 150.88° E

Cowries 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 30 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cowries sea temperature is
18.8°C
1.1° 

Cowries surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Cowries today (30 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Cowries at 10AM is: 0.5m 15s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)15s
Afternoon (30 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Evening (30 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)7s

Table - waves today at Cowries. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 37mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 28°C on Thu morning, min 14°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSE
16
0.7
SSE
16
0.6
SSE
15
0.5
SSE
15
0.4
SSE
15
1.3
NE
6
0.6
S
13
1.8
NE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1.1
NE
7
1
NE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
NE
7
1.3
NE
7
2.1
NE
7
2.1
NE
7
2.1
NE
8
1.9
NE
8
1.2
NE
8
1.1
NE
8
1
NE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
229
217
181
125
84
97
130
279
131
119
107
96
75
140
391
408
469
424
178
136
113
98
98
96
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNE
20
NE
20
NE
15
N
15
N
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NE
20
ENE
20
NE
15
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
W
5
SE
5
ENE
5
SSW
15
SSW
5
SSE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
10:15AM1.54m
10:52PM1.14m
11:05AM1.51m
11:53PM1.04m
12:03PM1.47m
Low Tide
3:51AM0.24m
4:52PM0.16m
4:34AM0.32m
5:52PM0.21m
5:25AM0.40m
7:03PM0.25m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
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2
5
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Temp °C
13
12
14
21
24
23
19
19
20
21
22
27
28
24
21
22
22
22
23
21
20
18
16
15
Feels °C
11
9
11
17
19
19
17
17
18
18
20
25
23
20
19
20
19
20
20
21
20
19
15
16
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