Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cowries today (08 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 10s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Cowries at 12PM is: 2.3m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.9m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (08 Jul) | 7ft (2.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (08 Jul) | 7ft (2.1m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Cowries. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed morning, min 10°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 12 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1834 | 1625 | 1518 | 1219 | 1061 | 981 | 1422 | 637 | 513 | 627 | 502 | 489 | 509 | 479 | 449 | 402 | 393 | 318 | 287 | 359 | 332 | 354 | 354 | 275 |
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 | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:24AM1.17m | 2:29PM1.30m | 2:31AM1.09m | 3:26PM1.39m | 3:46AM1.05m | 4:24PM1.49m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:49AM0.26m | 8:46PM0.45m | 8:41AM0.29m | 10:01PM0.37m | 9:39AM0.31m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 4:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 11 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 12 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 1834 | 1625 | 1518 | 1219 | 1061 | 850 | 1422 | 637 | 513 | 627 | 502 | 489 | 509 | 479 | 449 | 402 | 393 | 318 | 287 | 359 | 332 | 354 | 354 | 275 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | SE 11 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | S 16 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | — | S 21 | S 21 | S 21 | E 16 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 198 | 307 | 440 | 43 | 461 | 366 | 260 | 286 | 226 | 102 | 104 | 50 | 5 | 61 | 83 | 82 | — | 8 | 9 | 8 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 16 | — | — | S 20 | S 19 | S 23 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 21 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 15 | E 16 | S 16 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | 8 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 981 | 961 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 18 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 63 | 0 | 0 |
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