Cowries Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.58° S 150.88° E

Cowries 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 25 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cowries sea temperature is
18.9° C
1.7° 

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 (25 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Cowries at 5PM is: 1.1m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am July 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Jul)5ft (1.5m)11s
Afternoon (25 Jul)4ft (1.2m)10s
Evening (25 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat morning, min 11°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
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)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
S
11
1.4
S
11
1.3
S
10
1.1
S
10
1.1
S
11
1.1
S
11
1.4
S
11
1.7
S
11
1.8
S
11
1.7
S
11
1.5
S
10
1.4
SSE
10
1.3
S
10
1.2
S
9
1.1
S
9
1.1
S
9
1
S
9
1
S
9
0.9
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
617
441
360
270
291
302
476
670
748
657
496
410
326
256
207
199
162
158
120
115
90
67
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
10
W
5
W
5
W
15
W
15
W
10
W
10
WNW
10
WSW
5
SW
10
SE
10
SE
0
ENE
5
WNW
10
W
10
W
5
W
5
N
15
NE
20
NE
15
N
10
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
5:19AM0.88m
5:25PM1.36m
6:13AM0.91m
6:10PM1.41m
6:57AM0.95m
6:52PM1.47m
Low Tide
10:35AM0.50m
00:26AM0.36m
11:28AM0.48m
1:07AM0.30m
12:15PM0.44m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:56
6:54
6:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:09
5:09
5:10
 mm
1
Temp °C
9
14
19
19
14
12
11
11
11
13
15
15
13
13
12
11
11
15
17
16
16
14
Feels °C
5
11
16
17
10
8
8
8
9
11
13
12
12
11
10
9
9
13
14
12
13
12
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