Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cowries today (22 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Cowries at 8AM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (22 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (22 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Cowries. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed morning, min 7°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Wed morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 218 | 218 | 179 | 179 | 179 | 175 | 175 | 129 | 103 | 100 | 96 | 94 | 73 | 73 | 46 | 109 | 181 | 220 | 641 | 348 | 773 | 786 | 1075 | 1064 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:56AM1.01m | 2:47PM1.27m | 3:03AM0.92m | 3:41PM1.29m | 4:14AM0.88m | 4:34PM1.32m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:58AM0.40m | 9:29PM0.49m | 8:46AM0.46m | 10:38PM0.46m | 9:40AM0.49m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 9 |
Feels °C | 11 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 |
| kJ | 218 | 218 | 179 | 179 | 179 | 175 | 175 | 129 | 103 | 100 | 96 | 94 | 73 | 73 | 46 | 109 | 181 | 220 | 340 | 348 | 773 | 786 | 1075 | 1064 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 31 | 46 | 45 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | SE 13 | S 12 | SE 13 | S 13 | S 11 | S 12 | S 10 | — | E 10 | — | SW 5 | — | E 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 12 | — | — |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 21 | 3 | 19 | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | — | — | — | — | WSW 2 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 2 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | S 9 | W 3 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 30 | 26 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 641 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 3 |
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