Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cowries today (30 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Cowries at 8AM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 30). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (30 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Evening (30 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Cowries. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Tue morning, min 12°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 10 | SE 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 131 | 137 | 102 | 129 | 127 | 127 | 136 | 168 | 168 | 157 | 103 | 100 | 92 | 108 | 108 | 103 | 106 | 62 | 143 | 146 | 143 | 108 | 102 | 100 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 9:26AM1.33m | 9:31PM1.42m | 10:03AM1.37m | 10:12PM1.33m | 10:44AM1.40m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:17AM0.12m | 3:23PM0.25m | 3:49AM0.14m | 4:09PM0.26m | 4:24AM0.19m | 4:59PM0.28m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 21 | 25 | 24 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 11 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 131 | 137 | 102 | 129 | 127 | 127 | 136 | 168 | 168 | 157 | 103 | 100 | 92 | 108 | 108 | 103 | 106 | 55 | 143 | 146 | 143 | 108 | 102 | 100 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | ENE 9 | SSE 16 | ENE 9 | NE 4 | S 11 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 11 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 |
| kJ | 76 | 102 | 92 | 68 | 41 | 24 | 24 | 14 | 97 | 87 | 95 | 44 | 46 | 16 | 48 | 16 | 4 | 62 | 15 | 15 | 22 | 17 | 17 | 19 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSE 16 | ENE 9 | SSE 16 | ENE 9 | NE 4 | NE 4 | E 11 | E 8 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 21 | 65 | 60 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 50 | 16 | 47 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 22 | 37 | 20 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | — | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 8 | — | 3 | 4 | 43 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 64 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 22 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
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