
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cowries today (25 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Cowries at 5PM is: 1.1m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am July 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (25 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (25 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Cowries. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat morning, min 11°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
617 | 441 | 360 | 270 | 291 | 302 | 476 | 670 | 748 | 657 | 496 | 410 | 326 | 256 | 207 | 199 | 162 | 158 | 120 | 115 | 90 | 67 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:19AM0.88m | 5:25PM1.36m | 6:13AM0.91m | 6:10PM1.41m | 6:57AM0.95m | 6:52PM1.47m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:35AM0.50m | 00:26AM0.36m | 11:28AM0.48m | 1:07AM0.30m | 12:15PM0.44m | |||||||||||||||||
6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 9 | 14 | 19 | 19 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 |
Feels °C | 5 | 11 | 16 | 17 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
617 | 441 | 360 | 270 | 291 | 302 | 476 | 670 | 748 | 657 | 496 | 410 | 326 | 256 | 207 | 199 | 162 | 158 | 120 | 115 | 90 | 67 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | E 8 | SE 15 | SE 15 | ENE 3 |
15 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 20 | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | SE 13 | SE 14 | S 16 | E 17 | SE 18 | SE 14 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SE 16 |
7 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 10 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 3 | W 3 | — | — | W 2 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | — |
1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 24 | 3 | 0 |
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