Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cowries today (31 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Cowries at 8AM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 31). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (31 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Evening (31 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Cowries. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 168 | 160 | 122 | 113 | 99 | 106 | 106 | 101 | 101 | 83 | 154 | 149 | 143 | 135 | 100 | 98 | 98 | 73 | 74 | 77 | 75 | 73 | 50 | 50 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:03AM1.37m | 10:12PM1.33m | 10:44AM1.40m | 10:58PM1.23m | 11:29AM1.41m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:49AM0.14m | 4:09PM0.26m | 4:24AM0.19m | 4:59PM0.28m | 5:02AM0.26m | 5:57PM0.31m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 21 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 23 | 19 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 168 | 160 | 122 | 113 | 99 | 106 | 106 | 101 | 101 | 83 | 154 | 149 | 143 | 135 | 100 | 98 | 98 | 73 | 74 | 77 | 75 | 73 | 50 | 50 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | ENE 9 | SSE 16 | SSE 14 | NE 4 | SSE 11 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 11 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 97 | 87 | 95 | 43 | 46 | 16 | 47 | 41 | 2 | 43 | 15 | 15 | 22 | 18 | 27 | 22 | 15 | 18 | 31 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 19 | 19 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSE 16 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 4 | E 11 | E 8 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 14 | 14 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 50 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 6 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | — | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | — | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 2 | NE 6 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 8 | 4 | — | 2 | 4 | 67 | — | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 34 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 23 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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