Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cowries today (09 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Cowries at 7AM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (09 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Evening (09 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Cowries. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun morning, min 11°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Mon morning, light winds from the NW by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 6 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 48 | 46 | 65 | 65 | 120 | 121 | 116 | 116 | 194 | 636 | 737 | 588 | 572 | 490 | 376 | 240 | 181 | 117 | 94 | 81 | 91 | 268 | 99 | 95 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:59AM0.98m | 5:09PM1.57m | 6:06AM1.03m | 6:08PM1.66m | 7:02AM1.10m | 7:01PM1.72m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:05PM0.25m | 10:26AM0.38m | 00:08AM0.14m | 11:31AM0.34m | 1:02AM0.05m | 12:29PM0.28m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 18 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 13 |
Feels °C | 9 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 14 | NE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | S 12 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 48 | 46 | 65 | 65 | 120 | 121 | 116 | 116 | 80 | 4 | 737 | 588 | 572 | 490 | 376 | 240 | 181 | 117 | 94 | 81 | 78 | 268 | 74 | 95 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 8 | NE 10 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 10 | E 14 | SE 9 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | E 13 | SSW 6 | — | — | S 11 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 6 | 27 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | — | — | 91 | 76 | 75 | 66 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 6 | SSE 8 | S 6 | E 14 | E 15 | E 14 | SE 9 | S 7 | S 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 13 | — | S 12 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 14 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | 3 | 35 | 13 | 99 | 43 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 8 | NW 6 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | W 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 6 | WNW 3 | — | W 3 | WNW 3 |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 31 | 49 | 194 | 636 | 116 | 13 | 30 | 39 | 9 | 11 | 24 | 17 | 16 | 25 | 2 | — | 2 | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 17 | 23 | 22 | 219 | 444 | 408 | 10 | 10 | 272 | 24 | 31 | 144 | 80 | 80 | 31 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
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