Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cowries today (21 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Cowries at 10PM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (21 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (21 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Cowries. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed morning, min 7°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Wed morning, fresh winds from the W by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 269 | 286 | 281 | 281 | 235 | 235 | 179 | 179 | 179 | 175 | 145 | 129 | 103 | 100 | 96 | 94 | 73 | 73 | 46 | 46 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 1:53PM1.26m | 1:56AM1.01m | 2:47PM1.27m | 3:03AM0.92m | 3:41PM1.29m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:16PM0.49m | 7:58AM0.40m | 9:29PM0.49m | 8:46AM0.46m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 12 | 10 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 269 | 286 | 281 | 281 | 235 | 235 | 179 | 179 | 179 | 175 | 145 | 129 | 103 | 100 | 96 | 94 | 73 | 73 | 46 | 38 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 31 | 31 | 31 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 25 | 46 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | S 12 | SE 13 | S 11 | SE 12 | S 11 | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 21 | 20 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 20 | 6 | 20 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 5 | — | NNE 5 | — | — | — | — | WSW 2 | W 3 | W 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | W 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 |
| kJ | 3 | 22 | 38 | 37 | — | 32 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 22 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 10 | 69 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 80 | 80 |
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