Cowries Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.58° S 150.88° E

Issued: 3 am 13 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cowries sea temperature is
18.9° C

Normal for this time of year

Cowries surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Cowries today (13 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Cowries at 11AM is: 0.4m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 03:00am June 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jun)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Afternoon (13 Jun)2ft (0.6m)6s
Evening (13 Jun)3.5ft (1.1m)5s

Table - waves today at Cowries. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Sat morning, min 14°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
13
Sunday
14
Monday
15
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ENE
6
0.4
NE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.4
ENE
6
0.6
NE
6
1.1
NE
5
0.7
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
1.4
SSE
6
1.4
SSE
6
1.3
SSE
6
1.2
SSE
6
1
SSE
6
0.7
ENE
9
0.7
ENE
9
0.7
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6
11
11
11
16
28
60
28
30
35
37
36
27
54
54
135
139
127
103
68
67
67
64
76
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NW
5
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
10
SW
15
SSW
20
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
10
S
10
S
5
SE
5
E
5
WNW
10
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
6:18AM1.13m
6:34PM1.68m
7:19AM1.14m
7:25PM1.76m
8:17AM1.13m
8:17PM1.80m
Low Tide
00:24AM0.16m
11:59AM0.24m
1:21AM0.05m
12:51PM0.24m
2:16AM-0.03m
1:44PM0.25m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:00
7:00
7:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:52
4:52
4:52
 mm
2
1
3
1
Temp °C
15
15
14
17
21
21
19
19
19
18
18
16
15
15
15
16
15
15
14
15
17
16
15
14
Feels °C
14
14
12
16
19
19
18
18
18
17
17
15
13
12
12
13
12
13
12
13
15
15
14
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSE
4
0.4
NE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.4
ENE
6
0.2
SSE
12
0.7
NE
5
0.7
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
1.2
SSE
6
1
SSE
6
0.7
S
6
0.7
ENE
9
0.7
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
Energy kJ
4
11
11
11
16
14
28
28
30
35
37
36
27
54
54
44
46
48
103
68
32
67
64
76
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ENE
6
0.3
SSE
4
0.2
SSE
4
0.2
SSE
4
0.2
SSE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
NE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.3
NE
8
0.3
NE
8
0.1
SE
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.6
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
9
0.5
S
6
0.5
SE
5
0.6
SE
6
Energy kJ
6
4
2
2
2
1
12
12
5
3
7
11
11
4
2
3
3
3
48
64
67
15
13
20
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
7
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
4
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
9
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
13
0.5
ESE
5
0.4
ESE
5
0.4
S
6
0.4
S
8
Energy kJ
5
7
7
6
6
1
3
3
5
4
4
4
4
4
2
7
7
7
3
15
10
9
19
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
N
2
0.3
NNE
3
0.6
NE
6
1.1
NE
5
0.3
SSW
3
0.6
S
3
1.2
SSE
5
1.4
SSE
6
1.4
SSE
6
1.3
SSE
6
0.5
ESE
5
Energy kJ
1
2
28
60
1
8
87
135
139
127
14
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
251
365
98
98
39
31
0
2
8
2
2
2
2
64
159
90
19
0
0
0
18
0
0
0
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Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
2
2
2
3
3
4
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
8
9
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
9
9
4
4
5
5
5
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