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 4AM is: 1.8m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| 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 ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat morning, min 7°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Fri 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | ||||||||||||||||
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 12 | SSE 14 | SSE 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 657 | 1233 | 1009 | 879 | 606 | 441 | 308 | 265 | 286 | 291 | 403 | 533 | 748 | 720 | 573 | 400 | 319 | 256 |
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 | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:34PM1.32m | 5:19AM0.88m | 5:25PM1.36m | 6:13AM0.91m | 6:10PM1.41m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:37PM0.41m | 10:35AM0.50m | 00:26AM0.36m | 11:28AM0.48m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 8 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | SSE 14 | SSE 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 |
| kJ | 657 | 1233 | 1009 | 879 | 606 | 441 | 308 | 265 | 286 | 291 | 403 | 533 | 748 | 720 | 573 | 400 | 319 | 256 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | 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 |
| kJ | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 14 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WNW 3 | — | WNW 3 | W 3 | — | — | W 2 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 69 | 0 | 0 |
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