Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cowries today (19 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Cowries at 1AM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (19 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 11s |
| Evening (19 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Cowries. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue morning, min 10°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sat 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 12 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 61 | 83 | 121 | 140 | 636 | 705 | 643 | 631 | 520 | 520 | 619 | 561 | 551 | 551 | 551 | 487 | 487 | 478 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 11:20PM1.47m | 12:13PM1.24m | 00:08AM1.30m | 1:02PM1.25m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:06PM0.34m | 5:55AM0.13m | 6:04PM0.40m | 6:35AM0.23m | 7:07PM0.46m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 12 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 61 | 83 | 121 | 140 | 636 | 705 | 643 | 631 | 520 | 520 | 619 | 561 | 551 | 551 | 551 | 487 | 487 | 478 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | ENE 11 | SSE 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 38 | 23 | 22 | 105 | 59 | 149 | 132 | 126 | 87 | 84 | 110 | 106 | 141 | 103 | 101 | 93 | 88 | 57 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | S 8 | S 8 | SE 17 | SE 17 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 |
| kJ | 36 | 35 | 64 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 20 | 20 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 3 | SSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 3 | NNE 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 8 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 7 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 31 | 4 | 3 |
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