Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cowries today (24 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Cowries at 5AM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (24 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
| Evening (24 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Cowries. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Wed morning. Warm (max 21°C on Mon morning, min 13°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sun 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | ||||||||||||||||
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 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 146 | 202 | 158 | 122 | 120 | 90 | 90 | 67 | 69 | 216 | 223 | 189 | 71 | 51 | 155 | 105 | 150 | 154 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 4:56PM1.32m | 5:50AM0.92m | 5:44PM1.38m | 6:32AM0.98m | 6:26PM1.44m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:58PM0.37m | 11:07AM0.50m | 00:38AM0.30m | 11:55AM0.44m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 18 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 12 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | NE 6 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 146 | 202 | 158 | 122 | 120 | 32 | 90 | 67 | 67 | 85 | 97 | 103 | 71 | 51 | 74 | 105 | 150 | 154 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | S 10 | SSE 17 | S 18 | NE 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 55 | 8 | 8 | 17 | 25 | 90 | 28 | 6 | 3 | 47 | 46 | 42 | 41 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 20 | E 14 | S 18 | ENE 9 | SSE 16 | SSE 17 | E 13 | E 13 | S 18 | S 18 | — | S 16 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 |
| kJ | 7 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 26 | 28 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | — | 5 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 25 | 25 | 26 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NNW 3 | NNW 2 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NNW 2 | NNW 3 | NE 7 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 10 | 18 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 80 | 39 | 57 | 69 | 216 | 223 | 189 | 1 | 1 | 155 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 95 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 73 | 73 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
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